Reed City, MI is located in the central part of Michigan's lower peninsula and is a great place to live, work, and play. The city of Reed City has a strong local government that is committed to providing the best possible services for its residents. The city council consists of seven members who are all elected by the citizens of Reed City every four years. These council members work hard to ensure that the city runs smoothly and efficiently while also keeping taxes low for the citizens. The mayor of Reed City serves as the head of this government body and works closely with other departments and organizations within the city to ensure its success. There are also many local political candidates who run for office each election cycle in order to represent their constituents’ interests in an open manner. These candidates come from various backgrounds and are dedicated to making sure that Reed City remains a great place for everyone to call home.
The political climate in Reed City, MI is moderately conservative.
Osceola County, MI is very conservative. In Osceola County, MI 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.0%.
Osceola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Reed City, MI is moderately conservative.
Osceola 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.
Reed City, 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 Reed City, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $8,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $9,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)