The city of Lake Odessa, MI is part of the 48849 zip code area and is located in Ionia County. It is a small rural town with a population of approximately 2,300 people. The community is politically active and takes part in many local elections for city council members, school board trustees, and other public offices. Voters in this area typically lean towards Republican candidates but have recently started to shift more towards Democratic candidates due to changing demographics in the area. Several local organizations and activists are actively working to increase civic engagement in Lake Odessa, ensuring that all residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions on important political topics. The city also prides itself on being proactive when it comes to environmental stewardship initiatives such as preserving wildlife habitats and promoting clean energy practices. With a focus on both present-day needs and future growth opportunities, Lake Odessa strives to be an inclusive and thriving community for all of its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 48849 (Lake Odessa, MI) is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, MI is strongly conservative. In Ionia County, MI 33.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ionia county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.8%.
Ionia county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48849 (Lake Odessa, MI) is strongly conservative.
Lake Odessa, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Ionia County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Lake Odessa, 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 zip 48849 (Lake Odessa)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $9,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 109 contributions totaling $7,413 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)