Middle Branch, MI is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a rich history and culture, but one thing that stands out about Middle Branch is its politics. The town has a City Council that meets regularly to discuss local issues and the Mayor who can veto any decisions made by the council. There are also several Town Hall meetings throughout the year where residents can voice their opinions on important civic matters. In addition, Middle Branch also has several local political candidates running for office each year. These candidates bring different perspectives and ideas to the town that allow it to remain dynamic and engaged in today's political climate.
The political climate in Middle Branch, MI is strongly conservative.
Osceola County, MI is very conservative. In Osceola County, MI 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.0%.
Osceola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Middle Branch, MI is strongly conservative.
Osceola County, Michigan is very 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.
Middle Branch, 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 Middle Branch, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $9,037 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $4,771 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)