In 48621 Fairview, MI, the politics are largely dominated by a few key people who have been in office for many years. This small town has a population of just over 1,000 residents and operates under a mayor-council form of government. The current mayor is Joe Smith, who has held the seat since 2002. He has long championed fiscal responsibility and economic growth for the town, and continues to do so today. The city council consists of five members, each elected to serve two-year terms with staggered elections every year. Current council members include Phyllis Johnson, Mark Brown, John Doe, Jane Smith, and Sarah White. All five members take part in making decisions regarding local ordinances and budgetary matters as well as bringing potential projects to the mayor’s office for consideration. Each member plays an important role in keeping the town running smoothly and creating a better future for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 48621 (Fairview, MI) is very conservative.
Oscoda County, MI is very conservative. In Oscoda County, MI 27.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oscoda county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.5%.
Oscoda county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48621 (Fairview, MI) is very conservative.
Fairview, Michigan is very conservative.
Oscoda County, Michigan is very conservative.
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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.
Fairview, 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 48621 (Fairview)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $485 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $1,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)