Pittsford, MI is a small community in the state of Michigan. The politics in this area are largely controlled by local citizens who are involved in their community and have an interest in making it a better place. Elections for local officials take place every two years and involve members of the community choosing the candidates they believe will best represent them in government. Residents vote for representatives at the city, county, and state levels to ensure that their voices are heard in decision-making processes. In Pittsford, there is a strong emphasis on participatory democracy where citizens can take part in debates and discussions about important issues affecting their town. Local political action committees also organize events such as town hall meetings to give residents an opportunity to express their views on matters of importance. All these efforts help to create an atmosphere of civic engagement that promotes a sense of unity and cohesion among the people living in this small but vibrant town.
The political climate in Zip 49271 (Pittsford, MI) is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, MI is very conservative. In Hillsdale County, MI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Hillsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49271 (Pittsford, MI) is very conservative.
Pittsford, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale Metro Area is very 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.
Pittsford, 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 49271 (Pittsford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $3,960 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)