The small community of Pointe Aux Barques, MI is home to a diverse population that values their local politics. Although the population size is relatively small, the residents of Pointe Aux Barques take an active role in local political issues and decisions. Issues such as taxes, zoning regulations, and school funding are discussed amongst members of the community eagerly. Local political candidates often host events in the city to give residents a chance to hear their platforms and ask questions. Many politicians make sure to include events specifically for younger generations so they can be engaged in the political process early on. It is clear that this town takes its politics seriously and strives for a better tomorrow through true civic engagement.
The political climate in Pointe Aux Barques, MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, MI is very conservative. In Huron County, MI 29.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Huron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.0% to 29.8%.
Huron county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pointe Aux Barques, MI is strongly conservative.
Huron County, Michigan is very 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.
Pointe Aux Barques, 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 Pointe Aux Barques, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 146 contributions totaling $23,632 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $14,924 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)