48436 Gaines, MI is a small town located in Saginaw County. Despite its small size, the town boasts a vibrant political scene, with local organizations and elected officials working together to ensure the community's well-being. The local government typically involves three main branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The executive branch is overseen by the Mayor of Gaines, who is responsible for setting policy and managing the day-to-day operations of government within the town. The legislative branch consists of a City Council composed of five members who are elected at-large to represent the constituents of Gaines. Finally, there is also a separate Township Board that serves as an advisory group to ensure fiscal responsibility in local government operations. Town residents are encouraged to be active in their local politics by attending meetings and participating in community events such as fundraisers or volunteering opportunities. Through their commitment to civic engagement and involvement in local politics, citizens of 48436 Gaines, MI can help shape their community's future for generations to come!
The political climate in Zip 48436 (Gaines, MI) is leaning conservative.
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 48436 (Gaines, MI) is leaning conservative.
Gaines, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Gaines, 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 48436 (Gaines)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $6,767 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $2,505 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)