Detroit is a vibrant city in Michigan known for its diverse culture, rich history, and bustling economy. As the state's largest city, Detroit has a long tradition of political engagement. The city is represented in the U.S. House of Representatives by the 13th Congressional District as well as two state senators and four state representatives. On the local level, Detroit is governed by a seven-member elected City Council that appoints a mayor to serve as chief executive officer of the City. The current mayor of Detroit is Mike Duggan who was reelected for a second term in 2017. Additionally, citizens can take an active role in their local government by voting for initiatives and referendums on ballot measures or attending community meetings held by their representatives to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Detroit, OR is leaning conservative.
Marion County, OR is leaning liberal. In Marion County, OR 48.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marion county flipped narrowly Democratic, 48.9% to 47.7%.
Marion county flipped Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in four of the last six Presidential elections.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Detroit, OR is leaning conservative.
Marion County, Oregon is leaning liberal.
Salem Metro Area is leaning liberal.
Oregon is moderately 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.
Detroit, Oregon: r r d r r 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 Detroit, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $4,049 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $734 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)