48609 Shields, MI is located in Isabella County and is a small community with a tight-knit population. While the area may not have many people, it has a strong sense of political awareness. Residents are involved in politics at the local, state, and national levels. They elect representatives to represent their interests on the boards of directors for county government and local organizations. Residents also participate in elections for city council, school board seats, and other positions that affect their lives. Community events like forums hosted by candidates or debates are often held to inform residents about issues important to them and how they can participate in the democratic process. Additionally, Shield’s residents are active in writing letters to their elected officials and attending rallies. They come together as a community to discuss current topics regarding policy changes that could improve their living conditions or quality of life.
The political climate in Zip 48609 (Shields, 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 48609 (Shields, MI) is leaning conservative.
Shields, 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.
Shields, 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 48609 (Shields)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $32,578 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $61,993 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $544 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)