Gibraltar, Michigan is a small town located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in Wayne County. It is home to over 4,000 people and is known for its beautiful lakefront and small-town charm. The local government of Gibraltar is run by an elected mayor and four trustees who oversee the daily operations of the city. Elections are held every two years and candidates must be registered voters in the city limits. Recently, several key issues have been addressed by local officials, including infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and community engagement programs. Residents take pride in their city and work hard to promote growth and progress through civic involvement, volunteerism, and support for local businesses. Many political debates arise around these topics as the community works together to ensure that Gibraltar remains a safe and secure place to live.
The political climate in Gibraltar, MI is somewhat 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
Gibraltar, MI is somewhat 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.
Gibraltar, 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 Gibraltar, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,163 contributions totaling $136,628 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 334 contributions totaling $74,039 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $222 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)