The city of 49224 Albion, MI is served by the City Commission and Mayor who work together to create laws and policies that serve the community. The local government works to ensure that all residents are provided with essential services, such as public transportation, police protection, and public health measures. Albion also has its own Emergency Services Department that provides the citizens with disaster response services and enhances public safety. The elected officials strive to make sure that the rights of their constituents are respected and that they have access to a fair and equitable voting system. The commission is made up of individuals who work diligently to ensure the well-being of members of their community and create an environment where everyone can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 49224 (Albion, MI) is leaning conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49224 (Albion, MI) is leaning conservative.
Albion, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Albion, Michigan: d 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 49224 (Albion)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 505 contributions totaling $27,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $12,459 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $171 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)