Skidway Lake, MI is a small town located in the northern part of the state. Although it has a small population, the people of Skidway Lake are passionate about their local politics and are committed to engaging in meaningful civic discourse. Every election cycle brings out strong candidates who represent all sides of the political spectrum, from conservative to progressive values. The residents here take their voting seriously and often contribute actively to campaigns and initiatives that matter to them. The town also hosts numerous public forums where local politicians can meet with constituents and discuss issues important to them. The people of Skidway Lake take pride in making sure that their voices are heard on both the local and national stage.
The political climate in Skidway Lake, MI is moderately conservative.
Ogemaw County, MI is very conservative. In Ogemaw County, MI 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogemaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.2%.
Ogemaw county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Skidway Lake, MI is moderately conservative.
Ogemaw 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.
Skidway Lake, Michigan: d 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 Skidway Lake, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $2,732 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $1,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)