Parma, Michigan is a small town located in Jackson County. It is a relatively quiet community but has an active political presence. The local government consists of many positions, all of which are important to the overall functioning of the town. Positions like Mayor, City Council, and School Board Members all work together to ensure that Parma is running smoothly and efficiently. The citizens of Parma come together every election season to voice their opinion regarding which candidates they think would be best suited for the positions within their local government. All political decisions made in Parma are voted on by the people who live there, ensuring that everyone's voice is heard and accounted for. The current Mayor of Parma is John Miller and he has been in office since 2016. He works diligently with his team at City Hall to ensure that the needs of his constituents are met and all decisions are carefully considered before being set into motion.
The political climate in Parma, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parma, MI is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson Metro Area 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.
Parma, Michigan: r R 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 Parma, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $11,086 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $11,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)