Politics in 49201 Jackson, MI are mainly influenced by the local government and representatives in Washington D.C. The city is represented by State Senator Mike Shirkey, U.S. Representative Tim Walberg, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow in Congress. Local issues important to the residents of this area include public safety, education, healthcare, infrastructure development, and economic growth. Voter turnout for elections in 49201 Jackson is fairly high as citizens take an active role in supporting their representatives and engaging with local politics. There are also several organizations dedicated to promoting civic engagement, such as the Greater Jackson Political Leadership Council and the Jackson County Democratic Party which work to raise awareness about the importance of voting and encourage members of all political parties to exercise their right to vote during elections.
The political climate in Zip 49201 (Jackson, MI) is somewhat 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 49201 (Jackson, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Jackson, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Jackson, 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 49201 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 832 contributions totaling $42,869 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 497 contributions totaling $221,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $445 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)