Politics in Jonesville, MI are heavily influenced by the local government. The city is governed by a mayor and city council, who represent the citizens of Jonesville on matters such as zoning, public safety, and taxes. Additionally, the city holds regular elections for both local and federal offices. Recently, there have been several new candidates vying for positions on the city council, each with their own unique platform that seeks to address issues facing Jonesville residents. Local advocacy organizations are active in helping to educate voters about the various candidates and their respective stances on important matters such as economic development and environmental sustainability. These groups also strive to ensure that all voices are heard in this important democratic process.
The political climate in Jonesville, MI is strongly conservative.
Hillsdale County, MI is very conservative. In Hillsdale County, MI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Hillsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jonesville, MI is strongly conservative.
Hillsdale County, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale Metro Area is very 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.
Jonesville, Michigan: R R R 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 Jonesville, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $5,447 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $2,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)