The politics in 49266 Osseo, MI are largely focused on local issues such as economic development and public safety. During local elections, residents often vote for candidates who are seen as advocates for their interests, such as those who will strive to ensure that the community is kept safe and economically viable. Voters also care about the candidates' positions on issues like infrastructure spending, environmental protection, and education. Local politicians have a variety of perspectives on these topics and work to represent their constituents in the best way possible. Beyond this, they also strive to collaborate with other leaders within Michigan and beyond in order to make sure that Osseo's needs are heard at all levels of government. Overall, strong local leadership is essential for a thriving community, so ensuring that elected officials serve the people of Osseo is an important responsibility.
The political climate in Zip 49266 (Osseo, MI) is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, MI is very conservative. In Hillsdale County, MI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Hillsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49266 (Osseo, MI) is very conservative.
Osseo, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale Metro Area is very 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.
Osseo, 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 49266 (Osseo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 89 contributions totaling $10,645 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $1,335 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)