Iosco County, Michigan is a rural county located in the northeastern portion of the lower peninsula. It is known for its abundance of outdoor recreational activities such as hiking and fishing. Politics within Iosco County are led by various local officials, who are elected by residents to represent their interests and lead the community. Political candidates must be 18 years or older and must be registered voters in Iosco County. Candidates for office may be from any political party and come from a variety of backgrounds. Elections are held every two years in November, with the primary election preceding it in August. In recent years, elections have been focused on how to best provide services to county residents such as improving infrastructure, job growth opportunities, health care access, education resources, and more. Local officials strive to make decisions that best serve and support Iosco County's citizens and their families.
The political climate in Iosco County, MI is strongly conservative.
In Iosco County, MI 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iosco county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.9%.
Iosco county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Iosco 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.
Iosco, Michigan: d 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 Iosco County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 244 contributions totaling $25,943 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 231 contributions totaling $15,173 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)