Manistee, Michigan is a small city located in Manistee County that is known for its vibrant culture and beautiful scenery. Politically, the area is largely conservative, with the majority of local residents voting Republican in recent elections. The city council is made up of six members who are tasked with overseeing the city's budget and policymaking. The mayor of Manistee serves as the chairperson of the city council and works closely with other representatives to ensure that the government runs smoothly. Each member has their own concerns about how to best serve the community and strive to create an environment that positively impacts all citizens. Local political candidates often campaign on issues such as economic development, education reform, public safety initiatives, and environmental protection efforts. Residents of Manistee are encouraged to participate in their local government by attending city council meetings or voicing their opinions during election season.
The political climate in Manistee, MI is somewhat conservative.
Manistee County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Manistee County, MI 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manistee county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Manistee county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manistee, MI is somewhat conservative.
Manistee County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Manistee, Michigan: d r D d 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 Manistee, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $187,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $628 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $85,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $790 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)