48706 Bay City, MI is located in the Great Lakes region of the United States. It has a long and interesting political history, having been home to some of Michigan's most important political figures throughout the years. The area has seen the election of mayors, judges, representatives and senators over time. Currently, 48706 Bay City is served by its Mayor Christopher Shannon, who was elected in 2017. Shannon is an advocate for preserving local businesses and improving economic conditions within Bay City. He also supports job training programs and public safety initiatives that benefit citizens across the city's many neighborhoods. Additionally, he works towards increasing access to resources for those who are struggling economically or have difficulties finding employment within the city limits. Aside from Mayor Shannon, there are numerous other local representatives who bring their own unique perspectives to government operations and decision-making processes in 48706 Bay City. These representatives work together with community stakeholders to ensure that every citizen's needs are met so that Bay City can thrive as a vibrant and engaged community well into the future.
The political climate in Zip 48706 (Bay City, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Bay County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Bay County, MI 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bay county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 43.3%.
Bay county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48706 (Bay City, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Bay City, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Bay County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Bay City 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.
Bay City, Michigan: D d 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 48706 (Bay City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 716 contributions totaling $49,057 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $42,768 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)