Onondaga, Michigan is a small town located in the heart of the state, and it is known for its quaint atmosphere and tight-knit community. The politics of Onondaga are no different, with residents participating in local elections to decide who will represent them in the state government. The Onondaga City Council is composed of five members elected by the citizens every two years, with each member representing one of the four wards within the city limits. During these elections, candidates present their platforms and ideas for the future of Onondaga to encourage residents to cast their ballots. Residents also have a wide range of issues that they can voice their opinions on from education to public safety. Overall, Onondaga's political system emphasizes strong local representation and citizen engagement when making decisions that affect all members of the community.
The political climate in Onondaga, MI is leaning liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Onondaga, MI is leaning liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Onondaga, Michigan: D D D D D D
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 Onondaga, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,284 contributions totaling $124,781 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 305 contributions totaling $74,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $246 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)