Monroe, MI 48161 is a small city located in Southeast Michigan. As a town of around 22,000 people, it has a thriving local political scene that focuses on issues that are important to the community. Issues such as economic development and public safety are always at the forefront of debates between political candidates in Monroe. Local elections often bring up topics such as education, infrastructure projects, and improvements to city services. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on sustainability and environmental initiatives which have been widely supported by residents. Additionally, local politics often feature conversations about immigration and its effects on the community. Overall, Monroe's political environment is active and passionate as its citizens strive to make their city a better place for everyone who calls it home.
The political climate in Zip 48161 (Monroe, MI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 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, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48161 (Monroe, MI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 48161 (Monroe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 618 contributions totaling $53,652 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $62,703 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $413 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)