Shiawassee, Michigan is a small rural county located in mid-Eastern Michigan. It is home to a diverse population that includes both agricultural and industrial components. In terms of politics, Shiawassee County is traditionally a Republican leaning county, having voted for the Republican candidate in all but one presidential election since 1948. Voters in the area are generally socially conservative and pro-business. Local political candidates hold positions on state and local boards and councils, often representing the Republican party or its values. However, there is also a strong Democratic base in the county, with supporters of progressive candidates often showing up at elections as well. The county has seen some growth recently due to an influx of people from larger cities nearby, though it still remains a rural area with many family farms that have been passed down through generations.
The political climate in Shiawassee, MI is moderately 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
Shiawassee, MI is moderately 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.
Shiawassee, 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 Shiawassee, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 979 contributions totaling $46,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $26,296 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)