Birmingham, MI is home to a vibrant and diverse political scene. The city features many local organizations that are actively engaged in the discussion of important political issues and events happening in the community. There are several elected representatives who serve as leaders in the city council, mayor's office, and other government positions. The Chamber of Commerce also has an active role in advocating for businesses throughout the city. Birmingham is home to a number of non-partisan groups such as the League of Women Voters that work to encourage civic engagement through education, discussion, and dialogue about current political issues. Additionally, there are several non-profit organizations focused on providing resources to individuals and families who are struggling with poverty or facing other challenges throughout their lives. All of these efforts work together to ensure that residents have access to a range of perspectives on important issues facing the city.
The political climate in Birmingham, MI is leaning 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
Birmingham, MI is leaning 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.
Birmingham, 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 Birmingham, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,270 contributions totaling $2,833,425 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $538 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,503 contributions totaling $1,879,525 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)