Harsens Island, located in 48028 zip code in Michigan, is an isolated area surrounded by water, and its political system reflects this small-town atmosphere. The local government consists of a board of directors comprised of seven members who are elected by the residents of Harsens Island. These local leaders work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that laws and regulations are being enforced. The board works with various departments such as public safety, parks and recreation, finance, public works, planning and zoning, and health services to ensure that services are provided for all citizens. The board also elects two representatives to serve on the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners. This ensures that the islanders have a voice at the county level when it comes to matters that will affect their lives.
The political climate in Zip 48028 (Harsens Island, MI) is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, MI is strongly conservative. In St. Clair County, MI 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Clair county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.2% to 34.0%.
St. Clair county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48028 (Harsens Island, MI) is strongly conservative.
Harsens Island, Michigan is strongly conservative.
St. Clair County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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.
Harsens Island, Michigan: r r d 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 48028 (Harsens Island)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $2,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $4,070 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)