Hazelton, Michigan is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is a close-knit community where everyone knows each other and takes part in local politics. Every two years, residents of Hazelton come together to elect a mayor and city council members. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected by an overwhelming majority four years ago. He has been working tirelessly to improve infrastructure, create jobs, and ensure that all the citizens of Hazelton get the best possible representation in their local government. Additionally, the city council meets regularly to discuss issues facing Hazelton and work towards solutions that benefit everyone involved. From providing grants to local businesses to investing in public parks and recreational areas, the civic leaders of Hazelton take pride in their work and are dedicated to making sure their constituents’ needs are met.
The political climate in Hazelton, MI is moderately 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
Hazelton, MI is moderately 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.
Hazelton, 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 Hazelton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,158 contributions totaling $182,704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 316 contributions totaling $364,037 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,152 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)