The small town of Omena, Michigan has a population of around 1,200 people and is located in the heart of Leelanau County. Although relatively small, Omena features a vibrant political scene with local candidates frequently running for office. While the town is a relatively conservative area in terms of its politics, it remains an important part of both state and county politics. Despite its size, Omena is home to several initiatives that aim to increase voter participation and raise awareness about current political issues in the state as well as local issues within Leelanau County. Local organizations such as the Omena Citizens Council are actively working to make sure that residents understand their voting rights and responsibilities. The OCC also works to promote civic engagement among citizens and ensure that every voice is heard during elections. All in all, politics in 49674 Omena remain an important part of this small town's history and will continue to influence life there for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 49674 (Omena, MI) is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, MI is leaning liberal. In Leelanau County, MI 52.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Leelanau county flipped moderately Democratic, 52.0% to 46.8%.
Leelanau county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49674 (Omena, MI) is leaning conservative.
Omena, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Leelanau County, Michigan is leaning liberal.
Traverse City Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Omena, Michigan: R R d r 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 49674 (Omena)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $2,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)