Ogemaw, MI is a small city located in northern Michigan. The city has an active political scene that is mainly centered around the mayor and city council. The mayor is elected every two years by the citizens of Ogemaw and presides over all official local government meetings. The city council consists of seven members who are elected by the citizens of Ogemaw and serve four year terms. Together, these officials are responsible for setting policy and making decisions in regards to the city's budget, infrastructure, public safety, education, and more. The local political atmosphere is diverse, with many candidates running for office from different political backgrounds on a regular basis. While some may disagree on certain policies, everyone in Ogemaw takes pride in their voice being heard through the democratic process of voting for their favorite candidate.
The political climate in Ogemaw, MI is very conservative.
Ogemaw County, MI is very conservative. In Ogemaw County, MI 29.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ogemaw county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.2%.
Ogemaw county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ogemaw, MI is very conservative.
Ogemaw County, Michigan 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.
Ogemaw, Michigan: d 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 Ogemaw, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $7,165 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $13,388 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)