Marysville, MI is a small city in the state of Michigan with a population of 9,919. It is located on the St. Clair River and is home to many businesses ranging from industrial manufacturing to tourism. The local political landscape of Marysville is characterized by a strong commitment to education, responsible budgeting, and community engagement. The City Council consists of nine members who are directly elected by residents for four-year terms. The City Manager serves as chief executive officer and oversees day-to-day operations while developing policies that meet the needs of citizens. The Mayor presides over all meetings and provides leadership on matters concerning policy development and implementation. Recent initiatives include revitalizing downtown areas, investing in public safety services, improving infrastructure, enhancing quality of life amenities such as parks and recreation, and promoting sustainable growth strategies. Residents can take part in local politics through voting in elections or volunteering on committees or boards that serve the community.
The political climate in Marysville, MI is moderately conservative.
St. Clair County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Clair County, MI 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.0%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Marysville, MI is moderately conservative.
St. Clair County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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.
Marysville, 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 Marysville, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 644 contributions totaling $24,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $95,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)