The politics of 49263 Norvell, MI is an interesting and diverse topic. Located in the heart of Jackson County, Norvell is a small rural community with a population of around 1,500 people. The city is served by five local representatives on the county's Board of Commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. This board oversees all matters relating to infrastructure, budgets and zoning regulations within the town. Residents also have representation in Congress, as well as at the state level, through their elected representatives in Lansing. Additionally, Norvell has various local political organizations devoted to protecting citizens' rights and advocating for causes important to the community. In recent years, these groups have been especially active in fighting for improved education and healthcare programs in the area. All in all, politics plays an important role in shaping Norvell's future and citizens take pride in engaging with their local government to make sure their voices are heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Zip 49263 (Norvell, MI) is moderately 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 49263 (Norvell, MI) is moderately conservative.
Norvell, Michigan is moderately 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.
Norvell, 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 49263 (Norvell)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)