The city of Elsie, MI is a vibrant community with many local political initiatives at work. City council meetings are held regularly to discuss topics such as environmental regulations, public safety, and economic development. Every four years the citizens of Elsie elect a Mayor and several city council members to serve in office. A variety of political parties are represented in the elections in Elsie. Voters come from all walks of life to support their chosen candidates and help shape the future of their community. The elections are open and transparent, giving everyone an opportunity to have their voices heard. With active participation from the citizens, Elsie remains an engaged community that is dedicated to making positive changes for its citizens.
The political climate in Elsie, MI is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elsie, MI is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Elsie, Michigan: R R d r 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 Elsie, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $2,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)