The politics in St. Helen, MI are largely dominated by the Republican Party. In recent years, the city has seen a steady increase in voter turnout, with more residents engaging in local electoral politics and taking part in the decision-making process of their community. Local elections have become increasingly competitive as there is an abundance of qualified candidates running for office each year. The citizens of St. Helen have the opportunity to vote for individuals that they believe best represent their interests and values when choosing a mayor or city council member. Although there are a variety of different political ideologies present in the city, most can agree that they want officials who will take action to improve education, infrastructure, public safety, and other services that benefit all citizens.
The political climate in St. Helen, MI is moderately conservative.
Roscommon County, MI is strongly conservative. In Roscommon County, MI 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roscommon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.4%.
Roscommon county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Helen, MI is moderately conservative.
Roscommon County, Michigan is strongly 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.
St. Helen, 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 St. Helen, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)