Watersmeet, MI is a small town in Michigan's Upper Peninsula known for its beautiful scenery and abundant outdoor activities. Though the town of Watersmeet remains relatively small, it still has an active political presence. The local government is led by an elected Town Council that meets regularly to discuss matters of importance to the community. Residents are actively engaged in the local political process, voting on various referendums and initiatives every year during elections. Political candidates from both major parties run for office in Watersmeet, providing residents with a diverse range of perspectives and opinions on the issues facing their community. Residents have access to numerous resources to inform themselves of current events and stay up-to-date with what's happening in their town. Watersmeet residents are committed to making sure their voices are heard in local politics and strive to create a vibrant community for everyone.
The political climate in Watersmeet township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Gogebic County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Gogebic County, MI 43.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Gogebic county remained strongly Republican, 55.6% to 43.1%.
Gogebic county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Watersmeet township, MI is somewhat conservative.
Gogebic County, Michigan 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.
Watersmeet township, Michigan: d d 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 Watersmeet township, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 326 contributions totaling $368,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,131 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $46,849 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)