The Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area is home to a vibrant political scene. Many local and state level politicians are well-known figures in the area, such as U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Debbie Dingell, and State Representative Yousef Rabhi. The area is considered to be progressive and progressive ideals are widely accepted. In addition to these popular politicians, there are many grassroots organizations that work to improve the lives of citizens in Ann Arbor and its surrounding areas. These organizations range from environmental advocacy groups to social justice initiatives. Ann Arbor is also home to several independent media outlets that offer alternative perspectives on politics and policy making that are often overlooked by larger publications. This makes the Ann Arbor Metro Area an important hub for political discourse.
The political climate in Ann Arbor Metro Area is very liberal.
In Ann Arbor Metro Area 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, the Ann Arbor metro area remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
The Ann Arbor metro area voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Ann Arbor, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Ann Arbor Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75,955 contributions totaling $8,431,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,729 contributions totaling $3,807,272 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $805 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)