The small city of Davison, Michigan (48423) is located in the Genesee County and is part of the greater Flint metropolitan area. Politically, Davison leans toward the Republican party, with local elections having a majority of Republican candidates. The city has seen several successful mayoral and council seats go to Republicans in recent years. It is also home to many local organizations such as League of Women Voters and Genesee County Democrats, that are important not just for their political affiliation but also for their commitment to educating citizens about current issues. Furthermore, residents have taken it upon themselves to be involved in politics at the local level by attending council meetings, voting in every election and advocating for causes they believe in. Through this commitment to local politics, citizens are able to make a difference by influencing policy decisions and helping shape the future of Davison.
The political climate in Zip 48423 (Davison, MI) is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48423 (Davison, MI) is leaning liberal.
Davison, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Davison, 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 48423 (Davison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 834 contributions totaling $51,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 400 contributions totaling $30,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)