Sherwood, MI is a small city located in the northeast corner of Michigan. Though it is relatively small in population, the city's politics are an important part of its culture and identity. The city operates on a Mayor-Council form of government, with the current mayor being Justin Dorr. The city council is comprised of five members, elected by the citizens of Sherwood every two years to represent their interests. The council sets policy for the town and is responsible for many aspects of community life, including budgeting, public safety, infrastructure development and other services. There are also several local political activists and organizations that work to ensure that the city remains true to its ideals and values. Regardless of individual opinions on political candidates or parties, Sherwood residents understand that their participation in local politics will help shape their local environment for generations to come.
The political climate in Zip 49089 (Sherwood, MI) is very conservative.
Branch County, MI is very conservative. In Branch County, MI 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Branch county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.9%.
Branch county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49089 (Sherwood, MI) is very conservative.
Sherwood, Michigan is very conservative.
Branch County, Michigan is very conservative.
Coldwater Metro Area is very 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.
Sherwood, 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 49089 (Sherwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)