Politics in 49285 Stockbridge, MI are centered on local issues that affect the people and businesses of this small city. The City Council is made up of five members who are elected to four-year terms. They are responsible for making decisions related to a variety of topics such as land use, economic development, public safety, parks and recreation, and budgeting. The mayor of Stockbridge is also elected by the citizens of the city for a two-year term. Other important political institutions operating within the city limits include the County Prosecutor's Office and the Sheriff's Office. These entities work together to ensure that justice is served in Stockbridge. Furthermore, local political groups such as the League of Women Voters offer residents an opportunity to become involved in their community and voice their opinions on important local matters.
The political climate in Zip 49285 (Stockbridge, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49285 (Stockbridge, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Stockbridge, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Stockbridge, 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 49285 (Stockbridge)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 132 contributions totaling $13,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $11,521 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)