Paris, MI, located in the greater Lansing area is a vibrant community with plenty of political activity. The city is divided into two wards, each electing two council members that serve staggered four-year terms. The mayor is elected to serve a two-year term and all elected positions are voted on in non-partisan elections. There are also several local committees and boards that work with city council to ensure the efficient operation of the city's programs and services. Local political issues often include managing tax dollars, public safety, infrastructure repairs, and zoning regulations. The community also takes great pride in their new developments and local business initiatives that help sustain the economy and encourage growth over time.
The political climate in Zip 49338 (Paris, MI) is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, MI is strongly conservative. In Mecosta County, MI 35.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mecosta county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.0%.
Mecosta county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49338 (Paris, MI) is strongly conservative.
Paris, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Mecosta County, Michigan is strongly conservative.
Big Rapids 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.
Paris, 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 49338 (Paris)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 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)