Wexford County is located in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan. It has a strong government presence, with many elected officials at both the county and state levels. At the county level, important roles are held by the Commissioner, Treasurer, Drain Commissioner, Prosecuting Attorney, Clerk/Register of Deeds, Sheriff and Surveyor. These elected officials are responsible for overseeing and managing important county functions such as taxation, finance collection, law enforcement and road maintenance. State representatives from Wexford County can be found in both chambers of the Michigan Legislature and are tasked with representing their constituents on issues ranging from healthcare to education. Both local and statewide politics have a major impact on the lives of Wexford County residents, making it important for citizens to stay informed about key political developments within the region.
The political climate in Wexford County, MI is very conservative.
In Wexford County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wexford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.9%.
Wexford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wexford County, MI is very conservative.
Cadillac 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.
Wexford, 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 Wexford County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 517 contributions totaling $22,134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 160 contributions totaling $31,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)