Schoolcraft Township in Houghton County, Michigan has a vibrant political atmosphere. The township has several local offices up for election, such as Township Clerk, Treasurer, Highway Supervisor, and Trustee positions. These races often attract many candidates eager to serve their community and improve the quality of life in the area. Voters have many opportunities to make their voices heard by casting ballots for those running to represent them at the local level. The township also participates in county and state elections, allowing locals to select their representatives from Congress all the way down to city council members. Overall Schoolcraft Township provides a great example of how citizens can make a difference through voting and get involved in politics on every level.
The political climate in Schoolcraft township (Houghton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Schoolcraft township (Houghton County), MI is somewhat conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Houghton Metro Area 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.
Schoolcraft township (Houghton County), 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 Schoolcraft township (Houghton County), MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $14,529 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $7,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)