Mount Clemens, MI is a small city located in Macomb County. It has a rich history and is home to many different political views. In the recent years, local politics have been focused on issues of economic development, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The current Mayor of Mount Clemens is former City Council Member Barb Dempsey, who was elected in 2017. She has worked to bring new businesses to the area and invest in infrastructure projects such as road repairs and water system upgrades. The City Council is composed of four members: Vice-President Joseph Valenta, Secretary Joe Altobelli, Treasurer Richie Costello, and At-Large representative Ron Nevers. There are also several other boards and commissions that focus on various aspects of city governance. Mount Clemens residents are engaged in their local politics and have shown support for City Hall initiatives with their votes at the polls as well as through grassroots efforts like petition drives and social media campaigns.
The political climate in Mount Clemens, MI is leaning liberal.
Macomb County, MI is leaning conservative. In Macomb County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macomb county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.3%.
Macomb county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Clemens, MI is leaning liberal.
Macomb County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Mount Clemens, Michigan: d r d d 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 Mount Clemens, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,649 contributions totaling $217,479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 188 contributions totaling $292,893 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,558 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)