Thomas, MI is a small community with a population of around 1,000 people. It is part of the larger county in which it resides and governed by its local board of commissioners. Elections for the board take place every two years, providing citizens with the right to choose who will lead their community. The elected officials are responsible for making decisions regarding issues such as taxes, zoning laws, and public safety. The town values transparency and encourages civic engagement among its residents. In recent years, local initiatives have been passed to improve the quality of life in Thomas including infrastructure investment programs and parks and recreation projects. This commitment to progress has made Thomas an attractive place for people looking to settle down in a rural setting. Despite its small size, Thomas remains an important part of the larger political landscape in Michigan and continues to be an active participant in statewide elections and debates on key issues such as healthcare reform and environmental protection.
The political climate in Thomas, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thomas, MI is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning 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.
Thomas, Michigan: D d D D r 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 Thomas, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 942 contributions totaling $93,968 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 388 contributions totaling $182,064 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $469 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)