Port Austin, Michigan is a small town located in Huron County. The local government is led by elected officials who focus on the needs and wants of the citizens. Port Austin prides itself on its vibrant community spirit, with an emphasis on providing for its residents. The town has a history of having strong leadership that works to ensure economic growth and public improvements while also protecting the environment and preserving natural resources. Local politicians in Port Austin are dedicated to making sure everyone's voices are heard and their issues addressed. They strive to promote the best interests of their constituents while keeping them informed through regular communication with residents. Town meetings provide citizens an opportunity to express their thoughts and opinions about matters that affect them directly, allowing for more direct interaction between the public and their representatives.
The political climate in Port Austin, 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
Port Austin, 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.
Port Austin, 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 Port Austin, 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)