Wellston, MI is a small community in Michigan with a strong sense of political engagement among its citizens. Residents take an active role in local politics and often come together to discuss issues such as taxation, budgeting, and public services. The Wellston Township Supervisor is the chief administrative officer responsible for overseeing all township operations and is elected by the people to serve this role. Townships also elect representatives to serve on the county board, which sets policy for the entire county. Local elections are held every two years, providing citizens with multiple opportunities to have their voices heard and influence their community. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on environmental protection and sustainability within Wellston. A number of initiatives have been put into place to ensure that natural resources are protected and that everyone in Wellston has access to clean air and water. Civic engagement is essential for communities like Wellston to thrive, and many residents take pride in participating in local politics to help make a positive impact on their town.
The political climate in Wellston, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Manistee County, MI 41.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manistee county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.6%.
Manistee county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wellston, MI is moderately conservative.
Manistee 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.
Wellston, Michigan: d 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 Wellston, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $508 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $4,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)