Mason County, MI has a long history of local politics. It is home to a wide range of political parties and ideologies, from the conservative base that typically elects Republicans to the more liberal wing that often votes Democrat. There are many local political candidates running in Mason County every year, with an emphasis on trying to serve the needs of all its citizens. People here care about issues ranging from education and public safety to healthcare and social justice. Local candidates in Mason County take these issues seriously, and strive to represent their constituents by advocating for their beliefs and values - both within the county limits and beyond them. The people of Mason County value civic participation and often turn out in full force during election periods to cast their ballots for candidates they believe will best serve them.
The political climate in Mason County, MI is moderately conservative.
In Mason County, MI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason County, MI is moderately conservative.
Ludington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Mason, 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 Mason County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,402 contributions totaling $100,639 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 206 contributions totaling $42,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)