49096 Vermontville, MI is a small community located in the heart of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. The area is known for its strong sense of community and friendly people. It is home to many small businesses and farms. Politically, Vermontville leans conservative, with most residents holding Republican views on government policies and social issues. Local elections often feature debates between Republican and Democratic candidates on issues such as taxes, education, healthcare, and the economy. Many of the local politicians are active in the community and attend events such as town meetings to discuss important issues with constituents. In addition to hosting local forums, they also work to ensure that local laws remain in line with state regulations and remain up-to-date.
The political climate in Zip 49096 (Vermontville, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49096 (Vermontville, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Vermontville, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Eaton 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.
Vermontville, Michigan: r r d d 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 49096 (Vermontville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $2,877 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)