Macomb County in Michigan is a politically active area with many citizens participating in the political process. The county is home to a variety of political parties, and there are several avenues for residents to engage with their local government. In Macomb, there are numerous opportunities for people to get involved with politics and make their voices heard. Voter turnout for elections is always high in Macomb, as residents are passionate about making sure their votes count. The county is also home to many political candidates running for office, from both major parties as well as those representing other interests. Regardless of party affiliation, all candidates strive to represent the best interests of the community by focusing on key issues that impact the lives of everyone living in Macomb County.
The political climate in 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
Macomb County, MI 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.
Macomb, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Macomb County, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57,979 contributions totaling $4,945,794 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,735 contributions totaling $2,039,983 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)