Scio, MI is an unincorporated community located in Washtenaw County. The community is a part of the Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, and has grown from its rural roots into a more urbanized center. It is known for its strong sense of community and local pride. Politics in Scio, MI are primarily focused on issues pertinent to the local area such as public safety, infrastructure investment, and educational resources. Local politicians strive to ensure that the people of the community have access to these important services while also addressing other issues such as job opportunities, affordable housing, and environmental protection. Many organizations in the town focus on raising civic engagement and encouraging residents to participate in the political process by voting or becoming active members of their local government.
The political climate in Scio, MI is moderately liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scio, MI is moderately liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very 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.
Scio, Michigan: D D D D D D
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 Scio, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41,512 contributions totaling $4,852,560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,770 contributions totaling $1,065,206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)