The small town of Hersey, MI (49639) is rich in culture and tradition. Located in Osceola County, this quaint community is home to just under 600 people. While it may be small, the politics of Hersey have a big impact on the town. Each election cycle, citizens come together to decide on important local issues that affect the future of their community. They also vote for local representatives at the state and federal level who have an even greater influence on their lives. From taxes to environmental protection, these elected officials make decisions that shape the future of Hersey and its citizens. It's clear that even though Hersey may be small, its political influence is substantial and has a significant impact on the lives of its residents.
The political climate in Zip 49639 (Hersey, MI) is very conservative.
Osceola County, MI is very conservative. In Osceola County, MI 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.0%.
Osceola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49639 (Hersey, MI) is very conservative.
Hersey, Michigan is very conservative.
Osceola 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.
Hersey, 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 49639 (Hersey)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,729 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $1,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)