In the small town of 48738 Greenbush, MI, politics is mainly concerned with local issues such as public safety, public works and education. The town has a five-member City Council elected to four-year terms. The council meets monthly to discuss the needs of the community and decide what services and programs can be supported by tax dollars. Aside from the council, there are several local political organizations where citizens can get involved in decision-making processes and have their voices heard at a governmental level. These groups often advocate for legislation that will benefit their members and strive to keep their constituents informed on current events. Community members who are not affiliated with any particular political party may attend meetings or take part in discussions that help shape policies which affect all citizens of 48738 Greenbush, MI.
The political climate in Zip 48738 (Greenbush, MI) is strongly conservative.
Alcona County, MI is very conservative. In Alcona County, MI 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alcona county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 30.3%.
Alcona county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48738 (Greenbush, MI) is strongly conservative.
Greenbush, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alcona 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.
Greenbush, 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 48738 (Greenbush)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 84 contributions totaling $1,268 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $371 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)