Port Huron, Michigan is a coastal city located on the south bank of the St. Clair River in the southeastern corner of the state. The city is home to approximately 30,000 people and serves as a major destination for tourists visiting the Great Lakes region. Politically, Port Huron is a predominantly Democratic stronghold with a long history of progressive policies aimed at improving public safety and quality of life for its citizens. The Port Huron city council has been proactively engaged in many issues over the years, including environmental protection, economic development, and infrastructure improvements. It has also been very supportive of local businesses and continues to work to create an attractive business climate that encourages growth and job creation. In addition, the city works hard to make sure all people are treated fairly regardless of race or gender by passing legislation that prevents housing discrimination and increases minority representation in all areas of government.
The political climate in Port Huron, MI is somewhat conservative.
St. Clair County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Clair County, MI 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.0%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Port Huron, MI is somewhat conservative.
St. Clair County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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 Huron, 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 Port Huron, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,039 contributions totaling $274,605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 397 contributions totaling $141,279 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)