Manchester, MI is a small town in the Washtenaw County region of Michigan. It is known for its small-town charm and tight-knit community. The local politics of Manchester are primarily overseen by the Manchester City Council, which consists of seven members. They are responsible for setting local laws, managing public services, and approving municipal budgets. Voting is open to all Manchester residents, and elections take place on the first Tuesday in November every other year. Additionally, there are several members of both state and federal governments that represent Manchester's interests. These representatives work to help ensure that Manchester receives adequate funding from the state and federal governments in order to maintain its quality services and amenities.
The political climate in Manchester, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manchester, MI is somewhat liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very 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.
Manchester, 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 Manchester, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 679 contributions totaling $104,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $20,606 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)