Imlay City, MI is a small town located in Lapeer County, and it has a thriving political scene. With a population of just over 3,700 people, the city is home to many different political views. The local politics are often discussed in public forums and there are several political candidates running for office each election cycle. These candidates focus on issues that affect the community such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety initiatives, and various other measures for making Imlay City an even better place to live. Local residents can participate in the electoral process by attending informational meetings and workshops hosted by the local government or by simply casting their vote when election day arrives. It is important that citizens stay informed about current political issues and make sure to engage with their elected representatives to make sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 48444 (Imlay City, MI) is strongly conservative.
Lapeer County, MI is very conservative. In Lapeer County, MI 31.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lapeer county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 31.0%.
Lapeer county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48444 (Imlay City, MI) is strongly conservative.
Imlay City, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Lapeer County, Michigan is very conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Imlay City, 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 48444 (Imlay City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $3,662 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)