The politics in 49228 Blissfield, MI are heavily influenced by the local community. The township is governed by an elected board of trustees and a supervisor. All members serve four-year terms, and each election cycle brings new faces to the board. Although the official positions are nonpartisan, members of the board are often affiliated with political parties that shape their views on issues affecting the township. The board works closely with the village president to address infrastructure and zoning issues, as well as budgeting for services such as fire protection and snow removal. They also create policies to ensure responsible growth and development in Blissfield’s neighborhoods while preserving its rural character. Additionally, members of the local community regularly engage in discussion about various political topics such as taxation, environmental protection, school funding, and public safety. These conversations help neighbors come together in understanding how best to shape their local government and ensure a better future for all residents of 49228 Blissfield, MI.
The political climate in Zip 49228 (Blissfield, MI) is moderately conservative.
Lenawee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Lenawee County, MI 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lenawee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.1%.
Lenawee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49228 (Blissfield, MI) is moderately conservative.
Blissfield, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Lenawee County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Adrian Metro Area is moderately 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.
Blissfield, 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 49228 (Blissfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $2,124 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $7,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $321 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)