The city of Owosso, Michigan, is a small community with a population of around 15,000 and is located in Shiawassee county. The local political scene focuses on issues that are important to the citizens living in the area. These include crime prevention efforts, economic development, education initiatives and infrastructure improvements. Political candidates running for office typically focus on these topics as they seek to bring changes to Owosso that will benefit its citizens. Candidates must also work to ensure all voices in the community are heard and respected. Local politics in Owosso involve both Democrats and Republicans who strive to make decisions that will improve life for everyone living in this small but vibrant city.
The political climate in Zip 48867 (Owosso, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48867 (Owosso, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Owosso, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Shiawassee County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Owosso, Michigan: r r d d 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 48867 (Owosso)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 581 contributions totaling $23,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 112 contributions totaling $16,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)