Mount Pleasant, MI is located in the Central Michigan area and is home to over 26,000 residents. The city has a mayor-council form of government that emphasizes representation of citizens. There are seven City Council members who are elected on a nonpartisan basis and serve four-year terms in office. The Mayor is also elected to a four-year term and serves as the head of the City government. In addition, there are various committees and advisory boards that support the legislative process in Mount Pleasant such as the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission. These groups help to make sure local zoning laws and regulations are being followed while promoting economic progress for the city. Residents have many opportunities to get involved in local politics by attending City meetings, voicing their concerns at public hearings, or volunteering with local political campaigns during election cycles.
The political climate in Zip 48858 (Mount Pleasant, MI) is leaning liberal.
Isabella County, MI is leaning conservative. In Isabella County, MI 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isabella county remained Republican, 50.3% to 47.7%.
Isabella county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48858 (Mount Pleasant, MI) is leaning liberal.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Isabella County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Mount Pleasant Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan: d d D d 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 48858 (Mount Pleasant)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,912 contributions totaling $644,079 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $337 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 484 contributions totaling $387,009 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $800 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)