Dearborn, MI is a vibrant city located just outside of Detroit with a diverse population. It has had a strong presence in local politics for many years, particularly in the areas of education, public safety, and economic development. The Mayor’s Office is currently headed by incumbent Mayor Jack O’Reilly, who was elected to his third term in November 2020. The City Council consists of nine members from each ward who are elected to serve four-year terms. They work closely with the mayor and other city departments to develop policy and legislation addressing various issues facing the city and its residents. Recent projects have included providing better access to affordable housing, community-based public safety initiatives, and improvements to local infrastructure such as roads and bridges. Residents are encouraged to participate in their local government by attending City Council meetings and engaging with their local representatives when it comes to voicing concerns about issues that affect their community.
The political climate in Dearborn, 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
Dearborn, 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.
Dearborn, 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 Dearborn, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,857 contributions totaling $811,407 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,031 contributions totaling $271,910 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)