Berkley, MI is a thriving city located in the heart of Oakland County. The city has a strong sense of community, with an active local government that works to ensure the well-being and success of its citizens. Berkley’s political landscape is one that is diverse and constantly evolving. There are numerous civic organizations committed to making sure the voices of all residents are heard and respected. Local political candidates come from many different backgrounds and perspectives, representing a range of ideologies from progressive to conservative. From debates over development, education, public safety, taxes, and environmental protection efforts, the city council members strive to maintain a balanced approach to governing that meets the needs of all constituents. The Mayor oversees day-to-day operations while working closely with the City Council to enact meaningful policy changes that benefit everyone in Berkley.
The political climate in Berkley, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Berkley, MI is leaning liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Berkley, 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 Berkley, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,135 contributions totaling $475,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 409 contributions totaling $78,670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)