Harbor Springs, MI is a small city located in Emmet County in the northern region of Michigan. It is home to a vibrant and diverse community with a population of about 2,200 people. Politically, Harbor Springs has traditionally been a conservative stronghold in the state of Michigan. The local political candidates are usually Republican or Libertarian and generally support fiscal responsibility, limited government and the protection of individual liberties. The city also places great emphasis on protecting natural resources like the nearby Little Traverse Bay and Lake Michigan, as well as promoting economic development in areas like tourism and recreation. As such, local political candidates often focus on these issues when campaigning for office.
The political climate in Harbor Springs, MI is somewhat conservative.
Emmet County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Emmet County, MI 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Emmet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harbor Springs, MI is somewhat conservative.
Emmet County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Harbor Springs, 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 Harbor Springs, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 690 contributions totaling $137,923 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 358 contributions totaling $255,612 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $714 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)