Burton, MI is a small city located in the southeastern corner of Michigan. The city has a vibrant political landscape made up of numerous local initiatives and candidates. Residents have plenty of opportunities to get involved in local politics, from attending town hall meetings to voting for local candidates on election day. There are several local organizations that work to promote civic engagement and encourage citizens to take part in their community's political decisions. Issues that have been important to Burton residents include crime reduction, economic development, neighborhood beautification, environmental protection, and education. City officials have worked hard to address these issues and create an environment that is both safe and prosperous for all residents.
The political climate in Burton, 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
Burton, 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.
Burton, 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 Burton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,995 contributions totaling $298,817 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 690 contributions totaling $125,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)