The city of Bath, MI, located in Clinton County, is an unincorporated community focused on small-town living and a strong sense of community. Although there is no local government or elected officials in Bath, the area is represented by two state legislators who serve the residents of 48808. These representatives are State Senator Dan Lauwers and State Representative Andrea Schroeder. They work to ensure that the citizens of 48808 have access to necessary resources such as adequate healthcare and education. They also advocate for laws that will support economic development initiatives within their district. Additionally, they provide a voice for those in need by addressing issues related to poverty in the region through legislative action. The representatives from 48808 strive to ensure that all citizens are treated fairly and with respect by local and state government.
The political climate in Zip 48808 (Bath, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48808 (Bath, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Bath, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Clinton 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.
Bath, Michigan: R R d 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 48808 (Bath)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 827 contributions totaling $38,881 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $15,390 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $308 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)