L’Anse, Michigan is a small town nestled in the Upper Peninsula. It has a long history of supporting local politics, with residents who are passionate and engaged in the issues that affect their community. The town council meets regularly to discuss zoning concerns, traffic safety, and other matters. There are numerous candidates running in each election cycle for town council seats, as well as for mayor. These elections have seen fierce competition on both sides as candidates strive to make their voices heard in the community. Town residents take great pride in their political process and feel ownership of decisions made by their local representatives. They understand that these decisions will shape their lives and determine the future of L’Anse for generations to come.
The political climate in L'Anse, MI is somewhat conservative.
Baraga County, MI is strongly conservative. In Baraga County, MI 36.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Baraga county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 36.5%.
Baraga county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
L'Anse, MI is somewhat conservative.
Baraga 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.
L'Anse, 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 L'Anse, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $4,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,327 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)