Emmet, MI is located in Michigan’s beautiful northern region and is known for its small-town charm. As the county seat, Emmet offers a range of government services to its citizens. The county is governed by a board of commissioners who are elected by the local residents. Each commissioner has a distinct area of responsibility such as public safety, public health, environmental issues, and economic development. The board meets regularly to discuss various issues and make decisions that affect all citizens in the county. Local political campaigns occur every four years when candidates run for county offices such as sheriff or county clerk. During these elections, citizens have the opportunity to vote on important policies that will shape their communities. Additionally, Emmet residents are encouraged to get involved in their community through volunteerism and attending town hall meetings with local officials to learn more about the political process in their city.
The political climate in Emmet County, MI is somewhat conservative.
In Emmet County, MI 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Emmet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emmet County, MI is somewhat 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.
Emmet, 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 Emmet County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,065 contributions totaling $286,781 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 898 contributions totaling $373,454 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)