The general election may be 5 months away, but campaign season keeps on moving here in Michigan.
Michigan is projected to be a hotly contested state. A Cook Political Report prediction map from June 12 shows the state as a “toss-up” in the general election.
Conservative voters previously spoke to WCMU and definitively listed the economy as their top priority this cycle.
Among the liberal voters WCMU spoke with at the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, there was no such consensus. The environment, abortion, immigration, healthcare and our democracy were all topics voters said were top of mind.
This wide variety of answers is in line with national polls. An NPR/PBS/Marist poll from February found midwestern voters to be split on what their top priority is.
For Isabella county resident Kristin Lalonde, the county budget is a top local issue.
"Making sure that the I-Ride budget is, is confirmed again, or the millage, reconfirmed and that the county gets their budget issues together," Lalonde said.
Chris Swier is a farmer and small business owner from Remus. He had education on his mind.
"I'd like to see our schools supported. It's funding, but it's also staffing and parents supporting the schools and administration supporting the staff,” Swier said.
Primary elections will be held in Michigan on August 6. But historically, national elections have drawn a higher voter turnout. Just over 70% of registered voters voted in Michigan's 2020 general election.
