Auburn Hills, Michigan is a small suburban city located about 20 miles north of Detroit. The city is home to a diverse population and has become an increasingly popular destination for businesses in recent years. As such, the local politics in Auburn Hills have become increasingly competitive and active. Local issues such as economic development, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety and more have brought various candidates out to vie for positions in city government. In recent elections, residents of Auburn Hills have seen candidates advocating for important changes to ensure the longevity and success of the community. These politicians work hard to represent their constituents during their tenure by strategically addressing the needs of the people and working together to create positive change.
The political climate in Auburn Hills, MI is somewhat 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
Auburn Hills, MI is somewhat 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.
Auburn Hills, 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 Auburn Hills, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,603 contributions totaling $500,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 703 contributions totaling $278,378 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $396 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)