Pelkie, MI is a small town located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The town is home to roughly 500 people and is mostly rural in nature. The politics of Pelkie are largely driven by local issues and initiatives, as the area does not have its own government or representation. The residents of Pelkie are represented by their county board of commissioners, which handles items such as land use, public safety, taxation and other matters important to the town. In addition to this, there are several political activists within Pelkie who seek to make sure that their voice is heard when it comes to any decisions affecting the community. All in all, although the politics of Pelkie may not be as dramatic as those in bigger cities across America, it still has an impact on its citizens’ day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Zip 49958 (Pelkie, MI) is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Houghton County, MI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houghton county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 41.8%.
Houghton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49958 (Pelkie, MI) is moderately conservative.
Pelkie, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Houghton County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
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.
Pelkie, 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 49958 (Pelkie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,466 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)