Adrian, MI is a small city situated in the southeastern corner of Michigan, close to the Ohio and Indiana state borders. It has a rich history and an active community that is involved in local politics. The city is governed by a mayor and seven-member city council. Issues that are important to residents include economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Each year, residents have the opportunity to vote for their local political candidates who will serve on the council for two-year terms. Voter turnout tends to be high given the passionate interest in local politics. Along with elections for the mayor and city council members, voters are also asked to decide on various ballot measures such as taxes, bond issues, and other proposed changes in government policy. The City of Adrian has long been committed to engaging its citizens in the process of self-government and making sure its residents are well-informed about local politics.
The political climate in Adrian, MI is leaning conservative.
Lenawee County, MI is moderately conservative. In Lenawee County, MI 39.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lenawee county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.1%.
Lenawee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Adrian, MI is leaning conservative.
Lenawee County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Adrian Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Adrian, Michigan: r R d r 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 Adrian, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 595 contributions totaling $51,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 293 contributions totaling $124,533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)