Long Lake, MI is an idyllic town located in Michigan's lower peninsula. It is known for its pristine lake, vibrant community life and political engagement. Long Lake has a history of participation in local politics. Town residents have strong opinions about the issues that affect their lives and make their voices heard by voting for candidates that best represent their interests. Residents take part in elections at all levels of government, from local school boards to national representatives in Congress. They also participate in town hall meetings to discuss important issues with their elected officials. With its active citizenry and passionate political involvement, Long Lake is a model of civic engagement and democracy in action.
The political climate in Long Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, MI is leaning conservative. In Grand Traverse County, MI 47.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grand Traverse county remained Republican, 50.5% to 47.5%.
Grand Traverse county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Lake, MI is somewhat conservative.
Grand Traverse County, Michigan is leaning 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.
Long Lake, 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 Long Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,081 contributions totaling $356,077 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 447 contributions totaling $119,142 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $267 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)