Saline, Michigan is a small city located in Washtenaw County. It has a thriving local economy and a strong sense of community pride. Although the city does not have its own political representatives due to its size, it is deeply engaged with state politics and takes an active role in state elections. Saline has a long history of involvement in Michigan's democratic process. Many residents take part in events such as debates, rallies, and voter registration drives to make sure that their voices are heard at the state level. The city also has deep ties to many local candidates running for office in the surrounding counties, providing support for their campaigns and helping to get their messages out to the public. Despite its small size, Saline takes great pride in participating in the democratic process and making sure its citizens can hold their elected officials accountable for their actions.
The political climate in Saline, MI is moderately 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
Saline, MI is moderately 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.
Saline, 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 Saline, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,022 contributions totaling $359,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $248,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $738 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)