Martiny, MI is a small town in the Midwest that is known for its wonderful sense of community. Despite its small population, it has a vibrant political atmosphere. Each year, local residents come together to elect the town’s mayor and board of trustees, who are responsible for setting the policies and making key decisions for the town. Local candidates put forth their best efforts to win over constituents by offering unique perspectives on how they would improve quality of life in Martiny. From tackling environmental issues to creating more job opportunities, these candidates are passionate about making Martiny a better place to live. The debates between candidates often draw a large crowd of interested voters in order to get an inside look at each candidate’s views and plans for the future of our town.
The political climate in Martiny, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martiny, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids Metro Area 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.
Martiny, 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 Martiny, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $3,597 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $3,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)