Gogebic is an area located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and serves as the county seat of Gogebic County. It is a small rural community with a long and storied history. Politics have always been important to the people of Gogebic, who take pride in their local government. Voters tend to be politically active, making sure their voices are heard and that their representatives are held accountable for the decisions they make. Local politicians work hard to ensure that everyone in Gogebic is represented fairly and equally within the county government. Political candidates strive to connect with local constituents by participating in public events, hosting town hall meetings, and advocating for issues that are important to the citizens of Gogebic County. Every election cycle brings new candidates representing different political parties, all hoping to bring positive change and make a difference in the lives of those living in this rural Michigan county.
The political climate in 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
Gogebic County, MI is somewhat 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.
Gogebic, 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 Gogebic County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 395 contributions totaling $182,569 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $462 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $44,622 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)