Madison Heights, Michigan is a city located in the northern suburbs of Detroit. It is home to a diverse population and vibrant local businesses that contribute to its unique culture and atmosphere. The city's politics are mainly focused on issues such as public safety, infrastructure, economic development, and education. Local elections often feature candidates from both major political parties vying for the mayor’s seat or other city offices. Over the years, Madison Heights has seen a number of elected officials who have worked hard to ensure that residents have an effective voice in their local government. The city also places a great emphasis on transparency and open communication between local leaders and citizens, which helps ensure that all views can be heard during policy discussions and decisions.
The political climate in Madison Heights, MI is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madison Heights, MI is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Madison Heights, 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 Madison Heights, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,398 contributions totaling $417,423 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 441 contributions totaling $45,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)