Reed City, Michigan is located in Osceola County and has a population of 2,304 according to the most recent census data. The Reed City government is led by an elected mayor and six city council members who are all dedicated to providing local services such as police protection, sanitation, recreation, public works, and community development. In addition to the local government there are also several political organizations that work to promote their cause and represent the residents of Reed City on a larger scale. These groups strive to uphold the values of integrity, transparency, and accountability while advocating for civic engagement in Reed City's political landscape. Residents of 49677 can get involved by attending city council meetings or by joining one of these political groups. It is important for citizens to understand their rights as citizens as well as staying informed about current issues in order to best serve their local communities.
The political climate in Zip 49677 (Reed City, MI) is very conservative.
Osceola County, MI is very conservative. In Osceola County, MI 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Osceola county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.4% to 26.0%.
Osceola county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 49677 (Reed City, MI) is very conservative.
Reed City, Michigan is very conservative.
Osceola 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.
Reed City, 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 49677 (Reed City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 198 contributions totaling $8,744 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $9,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)