Carsonville, MI, with the zip code 48419, is a small town in Sanilac County, Michigan. Although it is small in size, it has an active and involved political atmosphere. The town operates under a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being responsible for the executive duties of the city and the city council having the legislative authority. Currently, Mayor Maggie Smith leads Carsonville with her term expiring in 2020. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will sit on City Council. Members of City Council are responsible for the city budgeting process and overseeing local ordinances and programs related to public safety and welfare. Residents also have the opportunity to vote on any proposed amendments to the city charter or changes to local laws that impact their lives or businesses. Carsonville is committed to providing open access to its residents when it comes to local politics and encourages all citizens to participate in their local democracy.
The political climate in Zip 48419 (Carsonville, MI) is very conservative.
Sanilac County, MI is very conservative. In Sanilac County, MI 26.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sanilac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.1% to 26.6%.
Sanilac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48419 (Carsonville, MI) is very conservative.
Carsonville, Michigan is very conservative.
Sanilac 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.
Carsonville, 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 48419 (Carsonville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 69 contributions totaling $2,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,897 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)