Merrill, Michigan is a small town located in the central part of the state. It has a long history of politics that dates back to its founding in 1871. The town is governed by an elected mayor and city council, who work together to ensure the best interests of the community are served. Merrill has been represented at both the local and state levels by politicians from both Republican and Democratic parties. Recently, several local candidates have been campaigning for positions on the city council or mayor's office. All of these candidates are dedicated to improving Merrill's infrastructure and creating better opportunities for its residents. They are also committed to working with all stakeholders to ensure financial stability and prosperity for everyone involved.
The political climate in Merrill, MI is somewhat conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Merrill, MI is somewhat conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning 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.
Merrill, Michigan: D d D D r 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 Merrill, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $9,975 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,995 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $1,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)