Jackson, MI 49202 is an area known for its strong political culture. It has a long history of involvement in local, state, and national issues. Local activists and leaders are often seen at the forefront of important issues ranging from education, civil rights, and economic development. Jackson citizens are passionate about making their city better through grassroots initiatives and advocating for changes that they believe will benefit the entire community. Local politicians strive to represent all the diverse interests of their constituents while working together to create a city that is thriving and equitable. They recognize that when everyone has a seat at the table, progress can be made and solutions can be found to address the challenges facing the city.
The political climate in Zip 49202 (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 49202 (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 49202 (Jackson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 158 contributions totaling $4,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $59,847 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $312 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)