Mason, MI is a vibrant city located in Ingham County. It has a long history of political involvement, from its beginnings as a small agricultural community to its current status as a bustling suburban center. The people of Mason are passionate about their local government and take part in the electoral process through voting, attending town hall meetings and voicing their opinions on important issues that affect the city. Local elections are held every two years and residents can choose from a variety of candidates who represent their interests and values. There is also an active debate surrounding state and national issues such as taxes, healthcare, education reform, and other social matters. This political engagement ensures that Mason remains an involved community with an active voice in shaping our collective future.
The political climate in Zip 48854 (Mason, MI) is moderately liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48854 (Mason, MI) is moderately liberal.
Mason, Michigan is moderately liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Mason, Michigan: D D D D D D
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 48854 (Mason)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 769 contributions totaling $66,727 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 157 contributions totaling $56,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $361 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)