The town of Ocqueoc, MI is a small, rural community in the northern part of the state. Despite its small size and population, the politics in Ocqueoc are still quite active. Local elections are held every two years to elect representatives from within the town. On election day, citizens can cast their ballots for local candidates running for positions such as mayor, city council members, school board members, and county commissioners. Candidates typically run on platforms that focus on issues such as economic growth and job creation, education reform, and public safety. Over the past few years there has been a growing demand from residents for more transparency when it comes to how their taxes are spent by their local governments. This desire has led to increased civic engagement amongst citizens who want to make sure they have a voice in local government decisions.
The political climate in Ocqueoc, MI is strongly conservative.
Presque Isle County, MI is strongly conservative. In Presque Isle County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Presque Isle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.8%.
Presque Isle county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ocqueoc, MI is strongly conservative.
Presque Isle 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.
Ocqueoc, Michigan: r r d 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 Ocqueoc, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 135 contributions totaling $7,413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $14,172 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $240 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)