Mackinac Island is a small town located in Michigan's Mackinac County with a population of around 500. The island is known for its rich history and vibrant community, making it an ideal location for political candidates to pursue office. In the 2019 election season, the local elections featured several candidates vying for seats on the Mackinac Island Town Council. Candidates ran on platforms that focused on topics such as preserving the island’s natural beauty, protecting local businesses, and promoting sustainable initiatives. The election was hotly contested but ultimately resulted in victory being claimed by two independent candidates, who promised to promote environmentally friendly practices and support local businesses. These elected officials are committed to continuing to make Mackinac Island a great place for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Zip 49757 (Mackinac Island, MI) is somewhat conservative.
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
Zip 49757 (Mackinac Island, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Mackinac Island, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Mackinac County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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 Island, 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 zip 49757 (Mackinac Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $149,415 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $755 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $90,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)