The small town of Somerset Center, Michigan (zip code 49282) is situated in Hillsdale County. The town is home to a tight-knit community of about 600 people, and has a rich history of notable local politics. In recent years, the political focus of Somerset Center has shifted from state to county representation. Local government is served by a Township Board comprised of five elected members who come together to make decisions for the betterment of the township and its residents. This board also represents Somerset Center in county meetings and works with other townships on shared matters. Decisions are made on behalf of citizens in matters such as zoning changes, ordinances, and budgeting for projects within the area. Politically involved citizens can look to their Township Board for information on upcoming elections for local candidates who serve the community and represent their interests at both the county and state level.
The political climate in Zip 49282 (Somerset Center, MI) is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, MI is very conservative. In Hillsdale County, MI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hillsdale county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.1% to 25.2%.
Hillsdale county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49282 (Somerset Center, MI) is very conservative.
Somerset Center, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale County, Michigan is very conservative.
Hillsdale 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.
Somerset Center, 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 49282 (Somerset Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $65 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)