Genesee County, Michigan is a diverse and vibrant political region. The county has an active civic engagement program with citizens getting involved in a range of issues from taxes to education to infrastructure. There are many nationally and locally elected officials who represent the county. From the U.S Congress, Genesee County is represented by Congressman Dan Kildee and Senator Debbie Stabenow. At the state level, Michigan State House Representative Joseph Graves represents the county's interests in Lansing. For local elections, Genesee County residents have several options to choose from in their districts for county commissioners, mayors, school board members, and other positions that are elected at the local level. Every election season brings debates between candidates about the best ways to handle key issues facing the county’s citizens such as jobs, public safety, and quality of life initiatives. Participation in local politics is essential for Genesee County residents so they can ensure their voices are heard on important issues affecting their lives.
The political climate in 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
Genesee County, MI 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.
Genesee, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Genesee County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,252 contributions totaling $1,271,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,723 contributions totaling $750,737 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)