The politics of 48607 Saginaw, MI are frequently discussed in local news and media. The city is part of Michigan's 4th congressional district, which is currently represented by Rep. John Moolenaar (R). In the state legislature, the district is represented by State Senator Ken Horn (R) and State Representatives Vanessa Guerra (D) and Tim Kelly (R). At the local level, the community is served by a Mayor, City Council members, Board of Education trustees and other elected officials. Residents of 48607 have an active role in shaping their government through participation in elections and volunteer work on civic initiatives. Citizens are encouraged to stay informed on the issues that matter most to them so they can make educated decisions when voting for candidates that align with their views.
The political climate in Zip 48607 (Saginaw, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Saginaw County, MI is leaning liberal. In Saginaw County, MI 49.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Saginaw county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.4% to 49.1%.
Saginaw county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48607 (Saginaw, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Saginaw, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Saginaw County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Saginaw Metro Area is leaning 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.
Saginaw, Michigan: D d D D r 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 48607 (Saginaw)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $50 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $17 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)