Ogemaw County, located in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, is a rural area known for its lakes and forests. The county is governed by a five-member Board of Commissioners and consists of eleven townships. The county has seen continued growth in recent years due to its natural beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities. Politically, Ogemaw County votes overwhelmingly Republican in elections, with almost two-thirds of votes going to the GOP candidate since 2000. Candidates for local office tend to focus on issues such as taxes, job creation, and infrastructure improvements. The Ogemaw County Republican Party is very active and often organizes events to support their candidates. During election season, the party hosts rallies and debates featuring representatives from both parties for residents to attend. This allows voters to get informed about different candidates' plans for the future of Ogemaw County before they cast their ballots.
The political climate in 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 County, MI is very conservative.
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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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 230 contributions totaling $8,586 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $17,681 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)