Mecosta, MI is located in the heart of Mecosta County and is known for its small-town charm. The town has a population of approximately 1,475 people and offers a variety of small businesses, restaurants, and parks. Politically, Mecosta is represented by local legislators from both parties on the county level. Democrats have made strides in recent years to gain ground in city council seats, but Republicans still hold the majority. On the federal level, Mecosta has been consistently represented by Republican party members since 2000. Residents are actively engaged in politics and turn out to vote on important ballot initiatives. In 2018, an overwhelming 73% of voters cast their ballots in favor of levying taxes to improve roads and bridges throughout the county.
The political climate in Zip 49332 (Mecosta, MI) is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49332 (Mecosta, MI) is strongly conservative.
Mecosta, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Mecosta, 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 49332 (Mecosta)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $810 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $1,819 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)