Osceola County, Michigan is a rural county located in the northern part of the state. The county has a diverse population and has seen rapid growth over the past few years due to an influx of new residents from nearby cities. The politics in Osceola County are mainly focused on local issues such as taxes, jobs, education, roads and infrastructure, and public safety. Local leaders strive to create policies that promote economic development and provide quality services for the community. On the local level, voters elect representatives to their city council, school board, and other boards or commissions who look out for their interests. In addition to this, Osceola County also participates in state-level elections where citizens can choose their representatives in the Michigan legislature. The political landscape in Osceola County is vibrant and ever-changing, with residents actively engaged in creating a better future for their community.
The political climate in 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
Osceola 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.
Osceola, 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 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 Osceola County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 410 contributions totaling $20,457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $23,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)