The city of Concord, MI, zip code 49237, is located in Jackson County and has a population of around 3,000. The political landscape in Concord is made up of several local representatives who work to serve their constituents and make the city a better place to live. The current mayor is Brad Delaney, who was elected in 2017 after running on a platform of promoting business growth and improving infrastructure. Other representatives include State Representatives Julie Alexander and Eric Leutheuser, as well as County Commissioner Earl Poleski. All three are focused on creating a positive environment within the city that can help attract businesses and jobs while also providing quality services for residents. In addition to these elected officials, there are many different groups involved in local politics such as neighborhood associations, civic organizations, volunteer programs, and religious organizations – all of which strive to make Concord a great place to live.
The political climate in Zip 49237 (Concord, MI) is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49237 (Concord, MI) is moderately conservative.
Concord, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson 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.
Concord, 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 49237 (Concord)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $3,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $3,739 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)