Henderson, Michigan is a small rural town located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The town has a population of around 500 and is home to many families who have been in the area for generations. Henderson is governed by a Board of Trustees, which is made up of five elected members from within the community. These trustees are responsible for setting policy, managing finances, and making decisions for the betterment of the town. In addition to the trustees, Henderson elects a Mayor and Clerk/Treasurer each year who help lead and manage the town's affairs. The Mayor and Clerk/Treasurer serve as the head of government for Henderson, as well as representing their constituents at meetings with other local governments. Residents have a great sense of pride in their small hometown and take an active role in its politics by attending meetings, voting in elections, and voicing their opinion on issues that affect them or their neighbors.
The political climate in Zip 48841 (Henderson, MI) is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48841 (Henderson, MI) is moderately conservative.
Henderson, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Henderson, Michigan: r r d d 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 48841 (Henderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $625 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $2,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,000 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)