Chesaning, MI is a small town located in Saginaw County. Although its population size is relatively small compared to other cities in the area, it has an active political presence. Local politics typically involve members of the Town Council and Mayor's office along with various committees that meet regularly to discuss issues affecting the community. These bodies are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the residents, such as allocating funds for public services, providing guidance on local laws and regulations, and advocating for new initiatives. In addition to these roles, local elected officials also serve as representatives of their constituents' interests at state and federal levels. While Chesaning does not have any formal political parties or candidates running for office, there are plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved in grassroots activities such as working with neighborhood associations or attending town hall meetings.
The political climate in Zip 48616 (Chesaning, MI) is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48616 (Chesaning, MI) is leaning conservative.
Chesaning, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw 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.
Chesaning, Michigan: D d D D r 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 48616 (Chesaning)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $1,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)