Laurium, Michigan is a small city located in Michigans Upper Peninsula. The city is known for its rich mining history and strong sense of community. Politically, Laurium is an active and engaged community, with a large portion of the population participating in local elections each year. The political makeup of the city has seen some changes over the years, as it is home to both Republicans and Democrats. At the state level, Laurium residents often vote for whichever candidate best represents their interests and values. In addition to voting for state candidates, Laurium citizens are also able to vote on local issues such as taxes, school funding, road infrastructure, and other important matters that affect their lives directly. In recent years, there have been initiatives to increase voter turnout in Laurium and ensure that everyone's voice is heard during election time. Despite its small size compared to other cities in Michigan, Laurium's vibrant political scene shows that even small communities can have a big impact on the overall political landscape.
The political climate in Laurium, MI is somewhat 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
Laurium, MI is somewhat 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.
Laurium, 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 Laurium, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $6,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $2,793 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)