Garden City, Michigan is an active political hub in the state of Michigan. It is home to the Wayne County Government Center and the Wayne County Board of Commissioners, where decisions about local issues are made. Residents are actively engaged in local politics as they vote for city council members, mayors, and other government officials. The city is also known for its vibrant public debates on current affairs that involve both local residents and visitors alike. From grassroots campaigns to political rallies, Garden City is a place where citizens can voice their opinions and be part of their community's political process. With strong support from both the local government and its people, Garden City remains a great place to live with an equally strong commitment to democracy.
The political climate in Garden City, MI is moderately 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
Garden City, MI is moderately 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.
Garden City, 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 Garden City, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,617 contributions totaling $94,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 272 contributions totaling $65,737 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)