Homer, Michigan is a small city with a population of around 1,200 people. It is located in the heart of Calhoun County and is known for its strong sense of community pride. Politically, Homer operates within the framework of the Michigan state government, which consists of an executive branch led by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and a legislature made up of representatives from each district. At the local level, Homer residents elect four council members to represent their interests on the Homer City Council. These four individuals work together to make decisions that affect the day-to-day operations of the city. In addition to these elected officials, there are various boards and committees that provide further avenues for citizens to contribute their voices to local politics. From evaluating housing development proposals to determining how tax dollars should be allocated, Homer’s political system offers plenty of opportunities for citizens to get involved and express their opinions.
The political climate in Zip 49245 (Homer, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Calhoun County, MI 43.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calhoun county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.6%.
Calhoun county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49245 (Homer, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Homer, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Calhoun County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Battle Creek Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
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.
Homer, Michigan: d 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 49245 (Homer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $1,786 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)