Zilwaukee, MI is located in Saginaw County and is a small town with a population of around 2,600 people. The local government in Zilwaukee is led by an elected Mayor and City Council. There are also many other organizations and commissions that help to govern the city. For example, there are Local Planning Commissions, Economic Development Committees, Boards of Public Works, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committees, among others. These committees work together to create policies for the citizens of Zilwaukee and ensure that the city remains a safe and vibrant place to live. Political candidates who are running for office in Zilwaukee will have to face off against their opponents during elections which take place on a regular basis. In addition to this political involvement, citizens can also take part in community activities such as volunteering at local events or participating in civic projects like beautification initiatives or helping with neighborhood clean-ups.
The political climate in Zilwaukee, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zilwaukee, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning 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.
Zilwaukee, Michigan: D d D D r 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 Zilwaukee, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 487 contributions totaling $35,420 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $38,049 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)