Omer, Michigan is a small town in Arenac County with a population of just over 500 people. The local government is composed of a mayor and four city council members who are elected for two-year terms. The current elected officials are Mayor John Smith, Council Members Sarah Brown, Amanda Jones, Robert Smith and Mark White. Issues discussed on the city council agenda include zoning laws, infrastructure improvements and budgetary concerns. Omer has successfully maintained its small-town charm while responding to changes in the economy and population growth. Residents take an active role in their local politics by attending monthly meetings and holding local events such as the annual Fourth of July parade. This support ensures that Omer maintains its friendly atmosphere while still addressing the needs of the community.
The political climate in Omer, MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac County, MI is very conservative. In Arenac County, MI 31.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Arenac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.4%.
Arenac county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Omer, MI is strongly conservative.
Arenac 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.
Omer, Michigan: d d d 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 Omer, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $3,622 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)