Essexville, MI is an active community with a great deal of political involvement. 48732 Essexville has several city council members that work hard to ensure the town's citizens have their needs and interests taken into consideration when legislation is proposed. The area has recently seen the election of a new mayor who ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and increased transparency in government. In addition to the Mayor, the city council consists of several other elected representatives who also strive to make sure all voices are heard in local politics. There has been an increasing focus on sustainability in local legislation, as well as efforts to improve the educational system for students in Essexville. Overall, there is a strong sense of civic duty amongst residents and they take pride in being part of a community that values their opinion and works together for the well-being of all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 48732 (Essexville, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Bay County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Bay County, MI 43.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bay county remained strongly Republican, 54.9% to 43.3%.
Bay county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48732 (Essexville, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Essexville, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Bay County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Bay City Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Essexville, Michigan: D d D d 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 48732 (Essexville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $9,040 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $4,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)