Grosse Pointe, MI is an affluent suburb of Detroit with a population of over 5,000 people. It has a strong local political presence, with many city council members and other elected officials representing their constituents. Grosse Pointe residents are typically very engaged in the local politics, and regularly participate in city-level discussions about issues such as public transportation, economic development, public safety, and environmental preservation. In addition to frequent public meetings and debates about these issues, the city also holds regular elections for its local representatives every two years. These elections typically feature multiple candidates who offer different perspectives on how to address the challenges facing Grosse Pointe. Residents have the opportunity to actively participate in choosing which candidates they feel best represent their interests and values in order to keep their community safe and prosperous for generations.
The political climate in Grosse Pointe, MI is somewhat 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
Grosse Pointe, MI is somewhat 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.
Grosse Pointe, 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 Grosse Pointe, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,358 contributions totaling $887,745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 573 contributions totaling $595,059 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,039 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)