Trenton, MI is a small city located in the south of Michigan. It has a long history as an industrial town and continues to be an important hub for commerce in the region today. The population of Trenton is approximately 16,500, making it one of the more populous cities in the area. Politically, Trenton is primarily Democratic leaning with most major elections resulting in favorable outcomes for Democratic candidates. In recent years, there have been several local initiatives that have seen success due to the unified support of residents from both political parties. Most notably, a ballot initiative was passed to bring more funding into education and public services such as libraries and parks. This was seen as a major victory for community members who had long been neglected by traditional politicians. Despite its smaller size compared to many other cities in Michigan, Trenton has proven itself to be politically engaged and capable of pushing forward progressive goals when the need arises.
The political climate in Trenton, 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
Trenton, 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.
Trenton, 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 Trenton, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,816 contributions totaling $121,627 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 274 contributions totaling $65,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)