The politics in 48457 Montrose, MI are shaped by the values and opinions of the citizens who live there. While the population is not necessary to know to understand the political climate of this area, it is important to recognize that the people who inhabit it are responsible for the decisions made in local government. As a result, people who live in this area have many opportunities to become involved in their local government through voting and supporting political candidates. Local elections often see a range of candidates with diverse backgrounds running for office and representing different points of view. People from all walks of life can get involved in politics and make sure their voices are heard in Montrose, MI.
The political climate in Zip 48457 (Montrose, MI) is leaning conservative.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48457 (Montrose, MI) is leaning conservative.
Montrose, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint 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.
Montrose, 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 48457 (Montrose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $2,929 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)