Marathon, MI is a small city located in the northern part of Michigan. It has a thriving economy, supported by small businesses and industries such as manufacturing and agriculture. The city's government is led by elected officials who operate under the laws and regulations set forth by state statutes. The mayor is elected to a four-year term, while other positions include four city council members and two commissioners for the school board. Local elections are held every two years in November, with candidates running for office in various areas including public safety, economic development, education, infrastructure and social services. In terms of political affiliations, Marathon leans slightly towards conservative values but has generally voted Democratic in recent years on national issues. Residents have access to numerous civic organizations that promote local involvement in politics through volunteer opportunities or attending meetings and rallies. Overall, Marathon is an engaged community that comes together to make sure their voices are heard both in local politics and beyond.
The political climate in Marathon, MI is strongly conservative.
Lapeer County, MI is very conservative. In Lapeer County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lapeer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Lapeer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marathon, MI is strongly conservative.
Lapeer County, Michigan is very conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Marathon, 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 Marathon, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 293 contributions totaling $15,508 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $27,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)