Oden, MI is a small town located in northern Michigan with a population of approximately 500 people. It is home to many families who enjoy the small, close-knit community and rural feel. The town is governed primarily by the township board, which consists of five elected members. Elections are held every two years for two of the positions, and candidates must be registered voters in either Oden or another nearby township. The current township board is comprised of members from both local and neighboring townships, helping to ensure that all voices are represented in decisions that affect the town as a whole. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on local decision-making and initiatives that benefit Oden’s residents specifically. From investing in new technologies like broadband internet to creating more recreational opportunities for residents of all ages, the township board works hard to keep Oden’s citizens happy and included in decisions about their future.
The political climate in Zip 49764 (Oden, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Emmet County, MI is somewhat conservative. In Emmet County, MI 43.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Emmet county remained strongly Republican, 54.6% to 43.5%.
Emmet county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49764 (Oden, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Oden, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Emmet County, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Oden, Michigan: R R r 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 49764 (Oden)
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)