Clio, MI is a small city located in Genesee County. It is known for its beautiful parks and its friendly residents. The local government of Clio is made up of a mayor and six members of the City Council who are responsible for making decisions regarding the day-to-day operations of the city. These elected officials are tasked with protecting the citizen's rights, promoting economic development in the area, and providing services to improve quality of life for the community's residents. The local election cycle takes place every two years, giving citizens a chance to cast their votes for their preferred candidates and help shape the political landscape of their city. With an engaged citizenry and motivated council members, Clio is able to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to matters related to politics in the community.
The political climate in Clio, MI is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clio, MI is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Clio, Michigan: D D D D d 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 Clio, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $18,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $12,163 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)