The politics in 48831 Elsie, MI are mainly affected by the decisions of Eaton County. This includes local elections on various issues such as taxes, public safety, and county-wide initiatives. Currently, there are three members on the Eaton County Board of Commissioners that represent the citizens of 48831 Elsie, MI. The board is responsible for making important decisions that affect all citizens in the county. Various state representatives also hold office in the area and work to ensure their constituents’ needs are met in terms of legislation. Additionally, there are many civic organizations throughout the city and county which actively participate in political matters at both local and national levels. Overall, 48831 Elsie, MI is a place where individuals can come together to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to shaping their community.
The political climate in Zip 48831 (Elsie, 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
Zip 48831 (Elsie, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Elsie, Michigan 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.
Elsie, 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 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 zip 48831 (Elsie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $2,625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $3,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)