Mecosta, MI is a small town located in Mecosta County with a population of around 1,900 people. This small rural community is known for its agricultural economy and being home to the Ferris State University. Politics in Mecosta are largely conservative in nature due to its rural roots and influence from local businesses and organizations. The local politics are governed by the county's Board of Commissioners, which consists of eight elected members who serve four-year terms. Other elected officials include the Sheriff, Clerk, Treasurer, Prosecutor, and Register of Deeds. Each year the citizens of Mecosta are called upon to elect these offices as well as vote on various local issues such as taxes and public services. These elections usually involve debates between local candidates on important political issues that affect the community of Mecosta.
The political climate in Mecosta, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mecosta, MI is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids Metro Area is strongly 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.
Mecosta, 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 Mecosta, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $1,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)