Dryden, MI 48428 is located in Lapeer County and is a small town with a population of just under 3,000 people. The town consists of many hardworking families that strive to live peacefully and happily. Because the town is so small, local politics are relatively low-key compared to larger cities. The local government consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, City Clerk/Treasurer and five City Council Members who all work together to govern the city. All positions are elected by popular vote every two years. They focus on making sure the city runs smoothly through ordinances, taxes and other local regulations. In addition, each position works with local businesses to ensure they are successful and supporting the community in various ways through job creation or economic development projects. All citizens have the opportunity to be involved in their local government by attending meetings or voting in elections for their preferred candidates.
The political climate in Zip 48428 (Dryden, MI) is very conservative.
Lapeer County, MI is very conservative. In Lapeer County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lapeer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Lapeer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48428 (Dryden, MI) is very conservative.
Dryden, Michigan is very conservative.
Lapeer County, Michigan is very conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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.
Dryden, Michigan: R R r 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 48428 (Dryden)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $3,068 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $98,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $763 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)