The politics in Charlevoix County, Michigan are largely focused on local issues and creating a welcoming living environment for all members of the community. Local politicians work hard to ensure that residents have access to quality education, safe public spaces, and essential services like healthcare and transportation. The county also strives to create a thriving economy through initiatives like creating jobs, promoting business growth, and encouraging tourism. Residents of Charlevoix County have the opportunity to make their voices heard by voting in local elections for mayors, city council members, school board members, and other municipal positions. Through taking part in local elections, citizens can help shape the future of their communities and ensure that their concerns are addressed.
The political climate in Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative.
In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately 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.
Charlevoix, Michigan: R R r 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 Charlevoix County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,534 contributions totaling $183,228 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 588 contributions totaling $146,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)