The city of Charlevoix, MI is a small but vibrant community that is represented in local politics by the Charlevoix City Council. This two-chamber body is responsible for the passing of ordinances, regulations and laws that ensure the well-being of the citizens of 49720. This council consists of seven elected officials who represent the citizens in their respective districts. In addition to these elected officials, an array of city staff work to keep Charlevoix running smoothly and efficiently. From police officers to public works employees, everyone plays a part in maintaining the local government. Through their hard work and dedication, they strive to improve life for all citizens who call this amazing place home.
The political climate in Zip 49720 (Charlevoix, MI) is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, MI is moderately conservative. In Charlevoix County, MI 40.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Charlevoix county remained very strongly Republican, 57.8% to 40.7%.
Charlevoix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49720 (Charlevoix, MI) is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Charlevoix County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
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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.
Charlevoix, 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 49720 (Charlevoix)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 660 contributions totaling $115,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 389 contributions totaling $82,724 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $213 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)