Helena, MI is known for its small town charm and strong sense of community. It is a friendly and welcoming place where people take pride in their local government. Residents of Helena work hard to stay informed and engaged with the politics of their city by attending council meetings, voting in elections, and volunteering for various causes. Local initiatives are important here as Helena’s elected officials regularly work to improve quality of life for everyone. There are several organizations in the area that are dedicated to advocating for social justice, environmental protection, and economic prosperity. Political candidates who wish to serve this community must be committed to representing these values if they want to be successful at the ballot box.
The political climate in Helena, 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
Helena, 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.
Helena, 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 Helena, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 826 contributions totaling $41,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $21,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)