Clare County, Michigan is a rural community that is home to many hardworking citizens. Politically, Clare County leans to the conservative side and has traditionally been very supportive of Republican candidates. In recent years, however, the county has seen a shift in its political landscape as more Democrats have been elected than Republicans in both local and federal offices. The local elections are typically fiercely contested by several different candidates from both parties. During election season, residents of Clare County have the opportunity to cast their votes for those running for office in an effort to ensure that their interests and values are represented in local government. It is clear that people living in Clare County take great pride in their political engagement and understand the importance of having a voice in shaping their own community's future.
The political climate in Clare County, MI is very conservative.
In Clare County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clare county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Clare county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clare 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.
Clare, 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 Clare County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 425 contributions totaling $27,549 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $20,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)