Goodrich, Michigan is a small town located in north central Michigan. It has a tight-knit community that values the opinions of its residents and values their participation in local politics. Goodrich has an elected mayor and four members of the City Council who work together to create policies that reflect the interests of the citizens of Goodrich. The council meets monthly to discuss current issues and make decisions on how to best serve the people of Goodrich. During elections, candidates for City Council are chosen by residents through direct voting, with a focus on creating a balanced representation of the various groups within the city. Residents also have an opportunity to vote on ballot initiatives that support their community's needs. Together, these elected officials ensure Goodrich remains a safe place to live, work, and play.
The political climate in Goodrich, MI is leaning conservative.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goodrich, MI is leaning conservative.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Goodrich, Michigan: D D D D d 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 Goodrich, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 344 contributions totaling $27,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $7,001 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)