Burnside, MI is a small town with a population of around 4,000 residents. The local politics in Burnside revolve around issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. Every two years, the mayor and four city council members are elected by the people of Burnside. The most recent mayoral election was held in 2018 and resulted in the re-election of Mayor John Smith. The city council is currently made up of four members: Jack Miller, Mary Adams, Bill Wilson and Jason Davis. The city council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the town and make decisions about how to proceed with them. They also work closely with local businesses to promote economic growth throughout the city. In addition to regular meetings, the city council also hosts community forums so that citizens can voice their opinions on important topics related to the town's well-being.
The political climate in Burnside, MI is very conservative.
Lapeer County, MI is very conservative. In Lapeer County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lapeer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Lapeer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burnside, MI is very conservative.
Lapeer County, Michigan is very conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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.
Burnside, Michigan: R R r R 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 Burnside, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 185 contributions totaling $9,291 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 131 contributions totaling $22,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)