Sciota, MI is a small town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. While it is not populated with many residents, Sciota is an active local political area. Every two years, the residents of Sciota have the chance to choose their political candidates for mayor and council members. The candidates are chosen carefully based on their qualifications and experience in public service. Each candidate has their own platform and goals for how they want to lead the town forward. Additionally, all candidates have a commitment to making sure that their constituents’ voices are heard and respected when decisions are being made in regards to local government matters.
The political climate in Sciota, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sciota, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Sciota, Michigan: r r d d 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 Sciota, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 197 contributions totaling $13,403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $27,348 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)