The small town of 49766 Ossineke, MI is located in Alpena County and is home to a small population of approximately 1,200 people. Politics in this rural area are defined by the local government's commitment to delivering basic services while ensuring fiscal responsibility. The mayor of 49766 Ossineke is Bob Mancilla and the city council members are Jim Schoenborn, Cari McQuillan, Joan Sengstock-Baker, Robert Mancilla Jr., and Samuel Zielman. All five are dedicated to serving their constituents and keeping a strong sense of community at the forefront. The City Council meets monthly to discuss the needs of the community and ensure that their constituents are well taken care of. They make sure to keep taxes low while still responding quickly to any issues that may arise. The community also has an active voter base which contributes to important political decisions made in the region.
The political climate in Zip 49766 (Ossineke, MI) is strongly conservative.
Alpena County, MI is strongly conservative. In Alpena County, MI 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Alpena county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.3%.
Alpena county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49766 (Ossineke, MI) is strongly conservative.
Ossineke, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alpena County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Alpena Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ossineke, Michigan: d r d 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 49766 (Ossineke)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 67 contributions totaling $3,847 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $4,105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $342 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)