Hamtramck, MI is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. It is a small and diverse city known for its multiculturalism and for being the first Muslim-majority city in the United States. The politics of Hamtramck are largely focused on maintaining the unique culture of the area while providing quality services to the citizens. One major political issue facing Hamtramck is the need to maintain economic development initiatives while continuing to promote diversity among its population. Currently, there are a number of local political organizations that work to advocate for issues such as affordable housing, education, public safety, and community development. Additionally, local political candidates often focus their platforms on these same issues while striving to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need. The politics of Hamtramck are vibrant and ever-changing—but always with an eye towards preserving the unique character of this unique city.
The political climate in Hamtramck, MI is strongly liberal.
Wayne County, MI is very liberal. In Wayne County, MI 68.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.3% to 30.3%.
Wayne county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamtramck, MI is strongly liberal.
Wayne County, Michigan is very 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.
Hamtramck, 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 Hamtramck, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,617 contributions totaling $111,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $8,041 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)