Troy, Michigan is a city located in Oakland County and is part of the Metro Detroit area. It is home to many businesses and residents alike, making it an important part of the local economy. When it comes to politics, Troy has a strong voice in local and state governance. The city is represented by a variety of elected officials at both the state and county level. These elected officials include representatives from the Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, Oakland County Board of Commissioners, as well as several mayors and members of the Troy City Council. These officials are responsible for making decisions on behalf of their constituents that cannot be taken lightly. They strive to ensure that their constituents' interests are being heard and respected while also working towards the betterment of all those living in Troy.
The political climate in Troy, 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
Troy, 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.
Troy, 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 Troy, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10,913 contributions totaling $1,229,131 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,237 contributions totaling $1,964,083 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $878 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)