The city of Eastport, MI is a small but vibrant community located in the western part of the state. It has a rich history and culture that are evident in the town's political life. Local politics in Eastport focuses on providing resources to citizens, improving infrastructure, and encouraging economic development. In recent years, Eastport has seen an increase in civic involvement in local government with more people getting involved and running for office. Several local candidates have been elected to various positions within the city council, with some creating meaningful change that impacts the lives of citizens. Residents take pride in their local government, believing it allows them to stay connected with their community and be part of making decisions that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Eastport, MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, MI is moderately conservative. In Antrim County, MI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Antrim county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.3%.
Antrim county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eastport, MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Eastport, Michigan: R R R 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 Eastport, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $27,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $6,982 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)