Bay, MI County is an important county in the state of Michigan and is home to a wide and diverse range of people. It is governed by a board of commissioners elected by its citizens. The current board consists of seven members who are responsible for making decisions on how best to use resources in order to serve the needs of their constituents. The board also works with local municipalities and other county departments to ensure that all areas receive adequate representation and services. In addition, they develop policies that support economic development, public safety, environmental protection, infrastructure improvement, and social services. The current commissioners have made it a priority to work together with citizens and stakeholders in order to create positive change within the community and improve quality of life for all residents in Bay, MI County.
The political climate in Bay County, MI is somewhat conservative.
In Bay County, MI 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bay county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 43.3%.
Bay county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bay County, MI is somewhat conservative.
Bay City Metro Area 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.
Bay, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Bay County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,978 contributions totaling $126,157 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $88,565 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)