Ogden, MI is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Michigan. Though it may be a small community, the politics in Ogden are just as important as the politics of any other city or town. The Ogden City Council is responsible for governing the city and making decisions that affect its citizens. Elections happen every two years with seats up for reelection to the mayor and three council members. Local political action groups work to ensure that local issues are addressed and that elected officials work to represent their constituents in fair and accountable ways. It is important for citizens to stay informed on current events in order to cast an educated vote when they go to the polls.
The political climate in Ogden, MI is strongly conservative.
Lenawee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Lenawee County, MI 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lenawee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.1%.
Lenawee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ogden, MI is strongly conservative.
Lenawee County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Adrian Metro Area 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.
Ogden, 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 Ogden, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $2,449 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $9,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)