The small town of Sunfield, MI (zip code 48890) is a close-knit community that takes great pride in its local politics. The town has a vibrant and active political culture, with citizens engaging in debates over a range of issues affecting the area. Local politicians are well-known to the residents, who eagerly listen to their views on topics ranging from local taxes to education funding. Citizens often attend town meetings and make their voices heard during council debates. Sunfield is also an excellent example of democracy at work, where everyone has the opportunity to join the political process and engage in the decision-making process. The local elections show just how passionate people are about being involved in the community's future and continuing conversations around ways to make Sunfield even better for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 48890 (Sunfield, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, MI is leaning conservative. In Eaton County, MI 48.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eaton county remained narrowly Republican, 49.4% to 48.7%.
Eaton county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48890 (Sunfield, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Sunfield, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Eaton County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sunfield, Michigan: r r 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 48890 (Sunfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $3,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)