Wacousta, MI is a small town located in Mid-Michigan that is governed by a mayor and city council system. The city council is composed of five members who are elected to serve four-year terms. The current sitting mayor is Joe Miller, who was elected in 2018 and has held the position for two consecutive terms. Aside from the local government, there are no known political candidates running for office in Wacousta, MI at this time. Despite the lack of political candidates, citizens of Wacousta take great pride in their local government and work together to ensure that their city runs smoothly. Residents often volunteer their time to help maintain various aspects of the community such as parks, schools, and libraries. Wacousta residents also work hard to keep up with current news on state and national politics so they can better understand and discuss issues relevant to them.
The political climate in Wacousta, MI is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wacousta, MI is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Wacousta, 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 Wacousta, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,491 contributions totaling $236,103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 671 contributions totaling $385,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $575 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)