Clinton, Michigan is located in the 49236 zip code and is part of the Township of Clinton. The township elects a Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer, and four Trustees who serve as local government representatives. The Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the township while the other elected officials are responsible for carrying out their designated duties. Through local elections citizens have a say in who leads their community and how decisions are made. Local politics in Clinton is an important factor to consider when living in this area. Citizens should stay informed about upcoming elections so they can make informed decisions when choosing candidates to represent their interests.
The political climate in Zip 49236 (Clinton, 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 49236 (Clinton, MI) is moderately conservative.
Clinton, 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.
Clinton, 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 49236 (Clinton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $8,475 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $9,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)