Pellston, MI is a small town located in Northern Michigan. It has a largely rural population and is known for its natural beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities. The politics of Pellston, MI are largely centered around local issues such as education, infrastructure, and environmental protection. The town's elected officials are hardworking individuals who are focused on creating a better future for the community. They work diligently to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met and strive to create an atmosphere of transparency and shared values between residents and government representatives. The town regularly holds elections to determine who will lead them into the future, allowing citizens to make their voices heard in the political process.
The political climate in Pellston, MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Emmet County, MI 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Emmet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pellston, MI is moderately conservative.
Emmet 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.
Pellston, 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 Pellston, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,990 contributions totaling $69,346 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $17,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)