Mancelona, MI is a small town located in Antrim County. It has a population of around 1,400 people and is well known for its stunning natural beauty and close-knit community. The local government of Mancelona is headed by the mayor, who is elected every four years, and a five-member city council which is responsible for setting policy and managing the day to day operations of the town. The political atmosphere in Mancelona is generally friendly and cooperative; both sides of the political aisle have worked together to ensure the continued prosperity of the town. Residents are encouraged to get involved with their local government through voting in elections or attending meetings to voice their concerns or opinions about issues affecting the town. The spirit of cooperation makes Mancelona an excellent place to live and work.
The political climate in Mancelona, MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, MI is moderately conservative. In Antrim County, MI 37.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Antrim county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.0% to 37.3%.
Antrim county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mancelona, MI is moderately conservative.
Antrim County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Mancelona, 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 Mancelona, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $3,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)