Byron, Michigan is a small rural town located in Shiawassee County. It is home to a close-knit community that values its local politics. Although the population of Byron is small, it still plays an important role in local government and decision-making. The town is serviced by a mayor-council form of government, with citizens electing representatives every two years. Local elections usually involve issues such as infrastructure improvements, budgeting and taxation, and zoning regulations. Residents take pride in expressing their opinions on these matters and making sure their voices are heard. In addition to local elections, Byron citizens also participate in state and national elections by voting for their respective representatives at both levels of government. This commitment to civic engagement helps ensure that important decisions affecting the future of the town are made with input from all its citizens.
The political climate in Byron, MI is strongly 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
Byron, MI is strongly 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.
Byron, 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 Byron, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,588 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $7,630 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)