The politics in 48625 Harrison, MI are heavily centered on local government. Harrison is part of Clare County, and the County Commissioners oversee county-wide operations. Elections for these and other offices such as sheriff and treasurer take place every two years. The various townships within Clare County also hold their own elections for township positions such as trustees, supervisors, clerks, and treasurers. In addition to these elected offices, community members come together to discuss and vote on local issues that affect their quality of life. Community input is important to the general welfare of the townships that make up Harrison and its surrounding areas.
The political climate in Zip 48625 (Harrison, MI) is strongly conservative.
Clare County, MI is very conservative. In Clare County, MI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clare county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Clare county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48625 (Harrison, MI) is strongly conservative.
Harrison, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Clare 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.
Harrison, Michigan: d 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 48625 (Harrison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $11,675 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $7,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)