Duncan, MI is a small rural town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is home to just over 1,000 people, who benefit from its strong sense of community pride and cooperation. The local politics of Duncan are managed by an elected Board of Trustees who make decisions on important issues facing the town. The board meets regularly throughout the year to discuss and vote on policy matters that affect the daily lives of Duncan residents. Recently, they have been focusing on improving infrastructure around the town, such as updating roads and sidewalks and securing grants for community projects. With a commitment to providing a safe and comfortable environment for its citizens, the hard-working citizens of Duncan are able to experience peace and security in their day-to-day lives thanks to the leadership of their Board of Trustees.
The political climate in Duncan, 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
Duncan, MI 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.
Duncan, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Duncan, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $2,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)