Suttons Bay, Michigan is a small town located in the heart of beautiful Leelanau County. The town and surrounding area are home to a vibrant community of people who value their political independence. Despite its small size, Suttons Bay offers citizens the opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue about local issues and participate in the electoral process. The current mayor of Suttons Bay is Schelly Olson, who was elected in 2019. She has been instrumental in helping the local government make decisions that strive to improve the quality of life for all residents. Additionally, there are also several other dedicated politicians involved in various aspects of local government such as county commissioner Joe Fink and township supervisor Don Elliott. All of these individuals have worked hard to ensure that Suttons Bay remains an independent and welcoming community for all citizens.
The political climate in Suttons Bay, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Suttons Bay, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Suttons Bay, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Suttons Bay, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 437 contributions totaling $27,539 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $8,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)