Ovid, Michigan is a small rural town located in Clinton County. It is home to about 1,600 residents and has a strong sense of community and local pride. Politically, Ovid is an overwhelmingly Republican stronghold, with the Republican candidate winning over 70% of the vote in the last two presidential elections. Local government decisions are largely made by the Ovid Township Board which consists of five members elected for four-year terms. The board meets monthly and makes decisions regarding zoning ordinances, building codes, local taxes, budgeting allocations, and other important matters concerning the township. The mayor of Ovid is elected by popular vote every two years and serves as a figurehead for the town. In addition to local government representatives, residents may also cast their votes for state and national candidates during election season. All in all, politics in 48866 Ovid, MI are largely dominated by conservative Republican ideals that have been embraced by its residents for many years.
The political climate in Zip 48866 (Ovid, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Clinton County, MI 45.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clinton county remained moderately Republican, 52.4% to 45.8%.
Clinton county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48866 (Ovid, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Ovid, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Clinton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Ovid, 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 48866 (Ovid)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 35 contributions totaling $1,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)