Joyfield, MI is a vibrant and welcoming city that has much to offer its residents. Politically, the city has an active local government, with numerous elected officials working together to create positive change for the community. The mayor and council are dedicated to creating a safe and prosperous environment for all of Joyfield's citizens. Additionally, they strive to meet the diverse needs of their constituents through efficient governing decisions. There have been a number of ballot initiatives in recent years that have sought to address various issues in the city, from education to public safety. Residents of Joyfield are encouraged to stay informed on current political events happening both locally and nationally so they can stay involved and voice their opinion on these matters.
The political climate in Joyfield, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Benzie County, MI 44.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benzie county remained moderately Republican, 53.8% to 44.7%.
Benzie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Joyfield, MI is moderately conservative.
Benzie County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Joyfield, Michigan: r 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 Joyfield, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 750 contributions totaling $54,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $17,202 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)