Elkton, MI is a small town in Michigan with a close-knit community. While Elkton is too small to have its own city government, the town is governed by the local county council and representatives from various townships. Local elections are often contentious and passionate affairs as constituents passionately debate their visions for the future of Elkton. In recent years, a number of different initiatives have been proposed to improve the quality of life in Elkton such as better infrastructure and improved recreational facilities. But no matter who is running or what is being discussed, there is always an underlying sense of camaraderie and goodwill that unites all residents of Elkton.
The political climate in Elkton, MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, MI is very conservative. In Huron County, MI 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.8%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elkton, MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, Michigan is very 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.
Elkton, 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 Elkton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 21 contributions totaling $589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,028 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)