Burt, MI is a small city with a population of approximately 8,000 people. The city's local government is run by a mayor and four council members who are elected to their positions every four years. The mayor and the council members work together to ensure that Burt runs smoothly and efficiently. They also set policies and regulations regarding taxes, public safety, infrastructure, and other important issues. In addition to the local government, citizens of Burt can get involved in their community by joining one of the many political organizations that exist within the town. These organizations strive to ensure that everyone in Burt has a voice in how their city is run. Whether it be through voting for local candidates or voicing opinions at local meetings, citizens of Burt have an opportunity to make their voices heard when it comes to politics in the area.
The political climate in Burt, MI is somewhat 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
Burt, MI is somewhat 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.
Burt, 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 Burt, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $2,929 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)