Memphis, MI is a small city in Macomb County that is known for its rich history and culture. As of 2019, it had an estimated population of just over 5,000 people. The city is governed by a mayor-council system of government with five members on the council. Each of these members are selected every two years by the citizens who live in Memphis. The current political climate in Memphis is focused on ensuring quality of life improvements for all residents and supporting local businesses to create economic growth and prosperity in the area. Candidates running for office typically focus on preserving the city's history while also embracing change and modernizing infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing population. Local politics in Memphis are often characterized by passionate debates about policy initiatives that will shape the future of this vibrant community.
The political climate in Memphis, MI is moderately conservative.
Macomb County, MI is leaning conservative. In Macomb County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macomb county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.3%.
Macomb county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Memphis, MI is moderately conservative.
Macomb County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Memphis, 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 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 Memphis, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 128 contributions totaling $4,128 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $5,990 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)