The city of Saginaw, MI is currently governed by a mayor-council government system. The current Mayor of Saginaw is Dr. F. Amos Oliver III, who has been in office since 2019. The City Council consists of nine members, who are elected by the residents of Saginaw and serve four-year terms. Each year one of the council members is appointed as president to lead the council and preside over meetings. All governmental decisions are made by the council, which works to ensure that the best interests of all residents are served. The City Council meets every two weeks and draws attention to important local issues such as economic growth, infrastructure, community safety, and quality of life initiatives. Additionally, the city also hosts a number of town hall meetings throughout the year where local politicians can engage with constituents directly and discuss any issues or concerns they may have. Overall, the politics in 48603 Saginaw MI strive to provide residents with a safe and vibrant community through effective decision-making at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 48603 (Saginaw, MI) is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48603 (Saginaw, MI) is leaning conservative.
Saginaw, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning 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.
Saginaw, Michigan: D d D D r d
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 48603 (Saginaw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,076 contributions totaling $85,871 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 194 contributions totaling $36,851 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)