Flushing, MI is a small town located in the state of Michigan. It has a vibrant and engaged population who are active in local politics. There are many opportunities for citizens to become involved in their local government by attending city council meetings, voting in elections, or even running for office themselves. Local elections for mayor, city council members, and school board members all take place each year and provide citizens with an opportunity to have their voices heard. The topics discussed during these elections range from zoning issues to economic development and public safety. Overall, Flushing takes great pride in its democracy and ensuring that its citizens’ voices are heard.
The political climate in Flushing, 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
Flushing, 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.
Flushing, 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 Flushing, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 976 contributions totaling $166,538 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 232 contributions totaling $356,610 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,537 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)