The politics in 49078 Otsego, MI are shaped by the local government and community. The city is governed by a mayor-council form of government, which is headed by a mayor and four council members from the area. The local candidates for office who have been running in recent years come from a variety of backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of the local population. Issues that face the 49078 Otsego community include crime, poverty, education, infrastructure development and economic growth. Through public forums and campaigns, these topics are discussed and debated among citizens in order to help shape how the city will be governed and managed. In addition to this dialogue, Otsego also has several civic organizations that serve to provide resources to its residents as well as bring awareness to issues facing the community.
The political climate in Zip 49078 (Otsego, MI) is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, MI is strongly conservative. In Allegan County, MI 36.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Allegan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.6% to 36.4%.
Allegan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49078 (Otsego, MI) is moderately conservative.
Otsego, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Allegan County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Holland Metro Area is strongly 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.
Otsego, 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 49078 (Otsego)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $3,560 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $3,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)