Shepherd, MI is a small community in Isabella County located just north of Midland. It contains a population of around 2,500 people and spans an area of about two square miles. The local government in Shepherd is run by a small town council, composed of five elected members from the local community. Each member is responsible for representing their constituency in decisions related to the town’s budgeting and public services. In addition to the municipal government, Shepherd also has representation on Isabella County's Board of Commissioners and other county offices. These representatives are chosen through elections that are held every two years, during which time residents have the opportunity to help shape their local government by voting for candidates who support their views and interests. By participating in these elections, citizens can make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to making decisions about how their tax dollars are spent and what services they receive from their local government.
The political climate in Zip 48883 (Shepherd, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Isabella County, MI is leaning conservative. In Isabella County, MI 47.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isabella county remained Republican, 50.3% to 47.7%.
Isabella county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48883 (Shepherd, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Shepherd, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Isabella County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Mount Pleasant Metro Area is leaning 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.
Shepherd, Michigan: d d 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 48883 (Shepherd)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $851 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $4,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)