The city of 48768 Vassar, MI is a small city located in Tuscola County with a population of just over 3,000 people. With its close-knit community comes a vibrant political system in which the citizens of 48768 Vassar can actively voice their opinions and concerns. Issues that the local government is currently focusing on include improved infrastructure and resources for local businesses, as well as enhanced recreational opportunities for all members of the community. The current mayor is Steve Huber, who was elected in November 2018 and has been working to improve the quality of life for all residents since then. In addition to the mayor, the city council consists of seven members who are elected by popular vote every two years. They are responsible for making decisions about the budget, zoning, ordinances and other matters that affect the residents of Vassar. Together they strive to ensure that everyone in 48768 Vassar has access to safe living conditions and economic opportunity.
The political climate in Zip 48768 (Vassar, MI) is very conservative.
Tuscola County, MI is very conservative. In Tuscola County, MI 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tuscola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.9% to 29.6%.
Tuscola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48768 (Vassar, MI) is very conservative.
Vassar, Michigan is very conservative.
Tuscola County, Michigan is very conservative.
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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.
Vassar, 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 48768 (Vassar)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 121 contributions totaling $8,876 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $6,169 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)