Perry, MI is a small community located in Shiawassee County. It has a population of about 2,000 people and is represented by various local government officials. The mayor of Perry is David Harvey and the city council consists of five members- Tom Hart, Jean Brown, Tom Salisbury, Robert Quinn and Janice Turner. All of these individuals work together to ensure that the needs of the community are met and that it remains a safe and pleasant place to live. They also collaborate with state representatives in order to bring resources to Perry and support its growth. Issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, public safety and education are all topics of discussion that elected officials address on a regular basis. Additionally, Perry works hard to maintain its small town charm while also keeping pace with the modern world.
The political climate in Zip 48872 (Perry, MI) is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Shiawassee County, MI 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shiawassee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.9% to 39.0%.
Shiawassee county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48872 (Perry, MI) is moderately conservative.
Perry, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Shiawassee County, Michigan is moderately 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.
Perry, Michigan: r r d d 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 48872 (Perry)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 395 contributions totaling $8,641 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $7,453 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)