Delta, MI County is home to a vibrant political scene. The county has an active city council that works to ensure the needs of its citizens are met. There are a number of political organizations and groups that have local chapters in the area, providing support for various causes. They host debates and meetings with political figures to discuss issues facing the community, as well as working to pass legislation and amendments that are beneficial for the people of Delta, MI County. Additionally, there are several politicians who live or have roots in Delta, MI County who work to represent their constituents at both the state and federal level. These elected officials strive to create policies that will benefit the citizens of Delta, MI County by addressing their needs and concerns.
The political climate in Delta County, MI is strongly conservative.
In Delta County, MI 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Delta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.9%.
Delta county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delta County, MI is strongly conservative.
Escanaba Metro Area is strongly 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.
Delta, 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 Delta County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 889 contributions totaling $58,594 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 246 contributions totaling $83,973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $341 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)