Owosso, Michigan is a small city located in Shiawassee County. It has a long history of being an active political center in the region, with many local and state-level politicians having hailed from or lived in Owosso over the years. The city currently has an active political scene, with city council and mayoral elections occurring every two years. Residents of Owosso have several opportunities to get involved in local politics by attending debates and forums hosted by candidates running for office, as well as volunteering for political campaigns. Additionally, Owosso's citizens are encouraged to stay informed on current political issues through various news outlets and social media platforms. In this way, residents can make their voices heard on matters that affect their lives.
The political climate in Owosso, MI is somewhat conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Owosso, MI is somewhat conservative.
Shiawassee County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Owosso, Michigan: r r d d 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 Owosso, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 581 contributions totaling $23,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $16,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)