The politics of the Escanaba, MI Metro Area are guided by local municipal governments and laws. These laws are decided upon by elected officials who represent the citizens of Escanaba and the surrounding metropolitan area. The members of these governing bodies are voted in by the community every four years in a democratic process that allows for all voices to be heard and considered. At the forefront of this political system is an emphasis on maintaining a high quality of life for all citizens while promoting economic growth and development. The focus is always on creating a safe, healthy, and prosperous environment for all residents of Escanaba and its surrounding areas. As such, much effort is put towards creating policies that ensure access to medical care, education, job opportunities, clean air and water, affordable housing, public safety measures, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection initiatives, support for small businesses, transportation solutions, public health measures and more; all with an eye towards ensuring prosperity for generations to come.
The political climate in Escanaba Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Escanaba Metro Area 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, the Escanaba metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 35.9%.
The Escanaba metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Escanaba, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Escanaba Metro Area
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)