Northport, Michigan is a small town located in the northern part of the state near Lake Michigan. The town is known for its strong sense of community and vibrant local culture. Politically, Northport leans heavily toward the Democratic Party, and tends to support progressive causes like environmental protection and public education. Local elections often reflect this progressive outlook and feature many candidates with similar political perspectives. Residents are passionate about their beliefs and take action by engaging in advocacy, voting, and attending candidate forums to learn more about the issues that affect their community. With top-notch public schools and a strong economy, residents have a lot to be proud of as they work together to make Northport an ever better place to live.
The political climate in Northport, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northport, MI is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning 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.
Northport, Michigan: R R d r r d
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 Northport, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 405 contributions totaling $79,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $16,008 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)