Laingsburg, Michigan is a small town located in Shiawassee County. Political issues in the city are mainly focused on local level decisions, such as creating new parks, maintaining infrastructure, and managing public services for the community. Politically active citizens of Laingsburg are involved in civic organizations and strive to make their city a better place for future generations. Local government is also heavily involved in making sure that all residents have access to adequate resources and services. The mayor of Laingsburg works closely with other elected officials and community leaders to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met. Regional politics also often influence decisions made by local government, as politicians from nearby areas may be directly or indirectly involved in key discussions.
The political climate in Laingsburg, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laingsburg, MI is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee 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.
Laingsburg, Michigan: r r d d 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 Laingsburg, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 188 contributions totaling $12,996 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $25,867 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)