The small town of Horton, MI, located in Jackson County, is home to a diverse population of just over 1,500 people. This community is served by elected officials from various levels of government. At the local level, there are several members of the Horton Village Council who are dedicated to representing and advocating for the needs and interests of their constituents. In addition, there are representatives from Jackson County as well as state-level representatives who serve both rural and urban areas in proximity to Horton. These elected officials work together with local organizations and businesses to ensure that the needs of 49246 Horton's diverse population are met.
The political climate in Zip 49246 (Horton, MI) is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, MI is moderately conservative. In Jackson County, MI 39.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 58.5% to 39.5%.
Jackson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49246 (Horton, MI) is moderately conservative.
Horton, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Jackson Metro Area is moderately 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.
Horton, Michigan: r 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 49246 (Horton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $1,282 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $17,229 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $507 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)