Saginaw, Michigan is located in the heart of the Great Lakes Bay Region and is a vibrant community known for its rich history, diverse economy, and commitment to creating a healthy space where residents can live, work, and play. Politically speaking, Saginaw is part of Saginaw County which has elected both Republican and Democratic representatives to local offices. The county board of commissioners consists of seven members from various districts who are charged with governing county affairs. Additionally, there are several other local government positions such as mayor, councilmembers, treasurer, attorney, and clerk that are elected to serve the people of Saginaw. The city also works together with the state legislature to ensure that our collective voices are heard in Lansing. By engaging in civic action and staying informed on local politics, citizens can better impact their community positively.
The political climate in Saginaw, MI is somewhat liberal.
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
Saginaw, MI is somewhat liberal.
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.
Saginaw, 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 Saginaw, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,108 contributions totaling $124,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 389 contributions totaling $85,076 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $219 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)