Oceola, MI is a small town located in the heart of Michigan. It has a long history of political leadership and civic engagement that continues to this day. The local government of Oceola is led by an elected mayor, several city council members, and other appointed officials. Together they focus on maintaining the city’s infrastructure and ensuring residents have access to the services and resources they need. In recent years, there has been increased investment in public works projects such as roads and sidewalks while also working to improve education and safety in the community. Additionally, local politicians have been active in engaging with the community on important issues like poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and economic growth. All of these efforts are helping Oceola continue to be a vibrant small town with a strong sense of identity.
The political climate in Oceola, MI is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, MI is moderately conservative. In Livingston County, MI 37.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Livingston county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.5% to 37.9%.
Livingston county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oceola, MI is moderately conservative.
Livingston County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Oceola, 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 Oceola, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,950 contributions totaling $368,875 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,137 contributions totaling $235,976 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)