The politics in 48059 Fort Gratiot, MI vary from local to state levels. At the local level, there are several issues surrounding the township and its citizens. These include initiatives for better education in the area, improving infrastructure, and providing economic development opportunities. The township is currently served by a board of trustees who work to serve the people of Fort Gratiot. Additionally, there are various political candidates that run for office and represent their constituents in the community. The elections are held every two years and can be an important time to make sure your voice is heard on issues like these that directly affect the community.
The political climate in Zip 48059 (Fort Gratiot, MI) is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Clair County, MI 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.0%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48059 (Fort Gratiot, MI) is strongly conservative.
Fort Gratiot, Michigan is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, Michigan is strongly 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.
Fort Gratiot, 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 48059 (Fort Gratiot)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 409 contributions totaling $100,373 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 237 contributions totaling $111,677 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $471 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)