Indian River, MI is a small, friendly town located in the heart of Northern Michigan. It has a vibrant community and a variety of local shops and businesses that help to make it an attractive destination for visitors. The politics in Indian River are based on the values of the community; residents are encouraged to get involved and take part in the political process by voting in local elections. The mayor of Indian River is elected every four years and works with the city council to create policies that will benefit the people of Indian River. Local political candidates provide their perspectives on important issues during election campaigns, giving voters an opportunity to learn more about who they would like to represent them. Political involvement at all levels is valued by members of this tight-knit community, ensuring that everyone’s voice can be heard when decisions are made that will shape the future of Indian River.
The political climate in Indian River, MI is moderately conservative.
Cheboygan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Cheboygan County, MI 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cheboygan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.2%.
Cheboygan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Indian River, MI is moderately conservative.
Cheboygan County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Indian River, 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 Indian River, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 180 contributions totaling $7,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $12,636 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)