Burton, MI is situated in Genesee County and is a small city with a population of about 30,000 people. Because of its size, Burton has relatively limited politics compared to larger cities. Local elections for positions such as Mayor and City Council take place every four years. The mayor and city council are responsible for making decisions that affect the people of Burton. Additionally, Burton residents may also vote on local initiatives such as bond measures or amendments to the city charter. Although much fewer politicians serve in Burton than in other cities, they still work hard to ensure that the interests of citizens are respected and taken into account when making important decisions.
The political climate in Zip 48519 (Burton, MI) is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48519 (Burton, MI) is leaning liberal.
Burton, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Burton, Michigan: D D D D d 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 48519 (Burton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 64 contributions totaling $6,790 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $3,059 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)