Mackinac County in Michigan is a vibrant community with strong political roots. From local school boards to county commissioners, citizens take an active role in shaping the future of their county. At the state level, Mackinac County is represented by senators and representatives who are dedicated to providing the best services and opportunities for their constituents. Political issues are discussed at public forums and meetings throughout the year and citizens have many chances to engage in meaningful dialogue and make decisions that will positively impact their lives. Through robust political discourse, Mackinac County works towards a prosperous future together.
The political climate in Mackinac County, MI is moderately conservative.
In Mackinac County, MI 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mackinac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.3% to 37.5%.
Mackinac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mackinac County, MI is moderately 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.
Mackinac, 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 Mackinac County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 696 contributions totaling $195,777 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $106,402 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $700 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)