James, MI is a small town located in the northern part of the state. The local political scene is relatively quiet, with no major political candidates running for office at this time. While there are no current political candidates, James does have several elected officials including a mayor, city council members and other local representatives. The city also holds regular public meetings to discuss current issues affecting the community. These meetings allow citizens to stay informed about what is happening in their community and provide a platform for voicing their opinions and concerns. Additionally, many local organizations such as churches and nonprofits host events to help inform the public about politics and civic engagement. Through these initiatives, James residents can stay informed and engaged in their local government and help shape the future of their town.
The political climate in James, 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
James, 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.
James, 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 James, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 720 contributions totaling $65,156 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 228 contributions totaling $123,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)