Sanilac County, Michigan is a rural county located in the southeast corner of the state. While it is largely agricultural, it does have a small population. Politically, Sanilac has been identified as a conservative county that typically supports Republican candidates. In past elections, local candidates have received strong support from the community and are often elected to public office. With an emphasis on traditional values and an emphasis on fiscal responsibility, Sanilac County has seen its citizens embrace their candidates who espouse these values. The county also works diligently to ensure that its citizens have access to fair elections and are able to make informed decisions at the polls. As such, political activity remains active in this region despite its size relative to other areas of the state.
The political climate in Sanilac County, MI is very conservative.
In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sanilac County, MI is very 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.
Sanilac, 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 Sanilac County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 634 contributions totaling $26,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 261 contributions totaling $38,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $149 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)