East Tawas, MI is a small city located in Iosco County, Michigan. It has a long history of political activism and involvement. Over the years, East Tawas has seen many different candidates run for various local offices. The community is incredibly involved in politics, with debates often taking place in the City Hall and through local newspapers and blogs. Residents typically take an active interest in their local government and are passionate about their elected representatives. As such, East Tawas has seen a range of politicians from across all political spectrums throughout its history. Though there may be disagreements among some residents on individual policies or candidates, overall, it is a vibrant and engaged city that takes great pride in its democratic process and representation.
The political climate in East Tawas, MI is moderately conservative.
Iosco County, MI is strongly conservative. In Iosco County, MI 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iosco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.9%.
Iosco county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Tawas, MI is moderately conservative.
Iosco County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Michigan is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
East Tawas, Michigan: d r d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in East Tawas, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $2,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $2,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)