Harrison, MI is a small town located in the center of Michigan. The town has a strong sense of community and is known for its diverse mix of people from different backgrounds. It's also known as a great place to live due to its low cost of living and abundance of amenities such as parks, schools, and shopping centers. The local government is comprised of a mayor, city council members, township trustees, county commissioners and representatives from local organizations. The mayor holds office for two years while the other offices are elected every four years. Local political candidates come from all walks of life and represent both major parties. They work together to ensure that Harrison has an efficient government that meets the needs of the community and takes into account its concerns- everything from environmental protection to public safety initiatives.
The political climate in Harrison, MI is moderately conservative.
Clare County, MI is very conservative. In Clare County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clare county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Clare county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Harrison, MI is moderately conservative.
Clare 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.
Harrison, 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 Harrison, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $11,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $7,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)