The Monroe, MI Metro Area has a rich political landscape. In the area, there are a variety of local political parties and representatives. The two main political parties in the region are Democrats and Republicans. Both parties have candidates who are vying for local offices in the area, such as governor, state representatives and mayor. Each party is striving to meet the needs of citizens in Monroe, MI Metro Area with their respective platforms. Local residents can get involved by voting in elections or volunteering for campaigns to support particular candidates or initiatives that they believe in. With such an active political atmosphere, residents of Monroe, MI Metro Area have the chance to make their voices heard and help shape a better future for their community.
The political climate in Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Monroe Metro Area 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Monroe metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
The Monroe metro area voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Monroe, Michigan: d r d d 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Monroe Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,639 contributions totaling $236,531 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,166 contributions totaling $323,845 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $278 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)