Northport, MI is a small town with a population of about 500 people. While there are no local political candidates in the area given its size, it does have an active and involved local government that engages with the community to make sure that Northport is an enjoyable and safe place for all of its residents. The city council meets regularly to discuss important issues and plan events to bring the community together. They also work closely with the local police department to ensure citizens' safety and well-being while providing them with helpful resources. Additionally, the city hosts many public meetings throughout the year where citizens can express their opinions and view information related to current events taking place in Northport. Overall, Northport has a strong sense of community spirit that keeps it vibrant and engaged in local politics.
The political climate in Zip 49670 (Northport, MI) is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49670 (Northport, MI) is leaning conservative.
Northport, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Northport, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 49670 (Northport)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 405 contributions totaling $79,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $16,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)