The small town of 49402 Branch, MI is largely a rural area within the state. It is known for its historical charm and close-knit community. Despite its small population, this community takes an active role in local politics. Every year residents come together to make their voices heard during local elections. People from all walks of life come together to discuss issues that are important to them, including education, the economy, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. Candidates running for local offices must be prepared to address these issues while campaigning. Residents take pride in having their votes counted and making sure that they are represented at the highest levels of government. No matter who wins each election cycle in 49402 Branch, MI, it is clear that the citizens care about their community and take an active role in shaping its future through politics.
The political climate in Zip 49402 (Branch, MI) is moderately conservative.
Mason County, MI is moderately conservative. In Mason County, MI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mason county remained very strongly Republican, 59.1% to 39.4%.
Mason county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49402 (Branch, MI) is moderately conservative.
Branch, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Mason County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Ludington 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.
Branch, 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 49402 (Branch)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 71 contributions totaling $1,791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)