The Houghton, MI Metro Area is home to a diverse and vibrant political atmosphere. As the state capital of Michigan, Lansing is home to the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives, as well as the Governor's Mansion. Residents of Houghton are actively engaged in all levels of politics, from local to national. Local voters have a number of options when it comes to choosing candidates for office, with many different political parties represented on the ballot during each election cycle. In addition to voting for representatives, residents can also get involved in local issues through attending town hall meetings or by volunteering their time with campaigns or advocacy groups. With an engaged population and numerous opportunities for involvement, the politics in Houghton is sure to remain dynamic and engaging in years to come.
The political climate in Houghton Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Houghton Metro Area 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Houghton metro area remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.9%.
The Houghton metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houghton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Houghton, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Houghton Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,590 contributions totaling $95,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 310 contributions totaling $36,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)