Rush, MI is a small town located in central Michigan with a population of 2,232 people according to the 2010 census. The local government is led by Mayor Janice Miller, who was elected to office in 2016. Rush is also represented on the state level by State Senator Peter Jones and House Representative William Simpson. Locally, Rush has five Town Council members who are dedicated to maintaining the safety and well-being of the citizens. The Town Council holds regular meetings to discuss current issues and make decisions that directly affect the community. In addition, various civic organizations such as the Rush Civic Association, volunteer fire departments, and community gardens provide valuable services and resources for residents. As a small town in rural Michigan, politics in Rush largely revolves around keeping residents safe while also ensuring that they have access to essential services and amenities that are necessary for a high quality of life.
The political climate in Rush, MI is strongly 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
Rush, MI is strongly 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.
Rush, 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 Rush, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,202 contributions totaling $51,785 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 251 contributions totaling $40,127 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)