Belleville, MI is a small city located in the southeastern part of Michigan. The city has a population of around 4,800 and is known for its friendly residents and historic downtown area. Politically, Belleville leans to the right politically; however, there are a few progressive voices on the city council that work to ensure all voices are heard. Recent local political candidates have included Mayor Dan and City Council members Jerry, Maryellen, and Chris. These candidates have worked hard to bring new ideas and initiatives to the city and have helped to improve the overall quality of life in Belleville. They prioritize initiatives such as improving infrastructure, expanding public transportation options, advocating for economic development opportunities for businesses within the city limits, and promoting environmental sustainability.
The political climate in Belleville, MI is moderately liberal.
Wayne County, MI is very liberal. In Wayne County, MI 68.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.3% to 30.3%.
Wayne county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belleville, MI is moderately liberal.
Wayne County, Michigan is very liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Belleville, Michigan: D D D D D 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Belleville, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,367 contributions totaling $75,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $21,672 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)