Presque Isle County is located in northern Michigan and is known for its rural beauty and long stretches of beaches along Lake Huron. The county is divided into four townships, Grand Lake, Metz, Millersburg, and Presque Isle. These townships are overseen by a Board of Commissioners which is responsible for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Presque Isle County. Each township elects their own representatives to the Board which meets regularly to manage county-wide initiatives such as zoning changes or new construction projects. In addition to the Board of Commissioners, each township also holds their own elections for mayor and other positions related to local government. The citizens of Presque Isle County take an active role in shaping their community by voting in elections and raising awareness about local issues.
The political climate in Presque Isle County, MI is strongly conservative.
In Presque Isle County, MI 34.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Presque Isle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.8%.
Presque Isle county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Presque Isle County, MI is strongly conservative.
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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.
Presque Isle, Michigan: r 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 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 Presque Isle County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $12,184 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 161 contributions totaling $21,709 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)