Menominee County, located in the state of Michigan, is a rural community with a population of approximately 24,400 people. The county has been an active participant in politics since its founding in 1855 and has seen many changes over the years. The county seat is Menominee and it is also home to numerous small towns and villages such as Carney, Powers, Peshtigo, Cedar River, Hermansville and Ingallston. At the local level, Menominee County is represented by a board of commissioners that consists of nine elected members from seven districts. In addition to this local representation, Menominee County is part of the larger Michigan legislative body and participates in elections for state representatives. As such, there are several local political candidates vying for office in both state and local races throughout the year. These political figures have helped keep Menominee County on the map while still preserving its unique history and culture.
The political climate in Menominee County, MI is strongly conservative.
In Menominee County, MI 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Menominee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 34.2%.
Menominee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Menominee County, MI is strongly conservative.
Marinette Metro Area is very 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.
Menominee, 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 Menominee County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 591 contributions totaling $78,495 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $29,756 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $304 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)