Politics in the 49318 Casnovia, MI are an important part of the local community. The city is represented by several elected officials at the state and local level. At the state level, there is Michigan State Representative Terry Sabo and Michigan State Senator Roger Victory. Mayor Art Rupple serves as the elected leader of the city council. The mayoral role oversees a seven-member city council which works to pass laws and regulations for the benefit of Casnovia residents. Additionally, there are several committees dedicated to different aspects of public life such as public safety, planning and development, budgeting and finance, parks and recreation, education, and health services. Through these committees, citizens can be involved in their government by attending meetings or submitting written comments on issues within their purview. Overall, politics in 49318 Casnovia, MI play a major role in shaping the future of this small rural community.
The political climate in Zip 49318 (Casnovia, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, MI is leaning liberal. In Muskegon County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Muskegon county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 48.8%.
Muskegon county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49318 (Casnovia, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Casnovia, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Muskegon County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Muskegon Metro Area is leaning 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.
Casnovia, Michigan: D D D D d d
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 49318 (Casnovia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)