The small city of Sumpter, MI is home to a diverse population and its politics are reflective of the citizenry's needs. In recent years, local officials have focused on improving infrastructure and increasing access to education in the area. The city council members have been responsive to the wants and needs of their constituents and recently voted to fund an after-school program for children from low-income families. Local political candidates have focused on issues such as jobs, healthcare, public safety, and crime prevention. They have also addressed environmental concerns by supporting initiatives that promote green energy sources. Residents of Sumpter, MI can be sure that they will receive attentive attention from their elected representatives when it comes to representing their interests in government.
The political climate in Sumpter, 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
Sumpter, 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.
Sumpter, 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 Sumpter, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,577 contributions totaling $87,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 432 contributions totaling $41,809 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)