The politics in 48187 Canton, MI are an important part of the local life in this area. Residents of the city take great pride in being informed about their local government and the activities of their elected officials. There is a strong emphasis on civic engagement and voter participation, with many residents taking part in local campaigns and regularly attending meetings of the City Council. The City Council is composed of seven members who are elected by the citizens to serve four-year terms. Currently, the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and five Councillors make up the council. Regardless of party affiliation or personal beliefs, all elected officials strive to work together for the betterment of their community. In addition to local elections, 48187 Canton also takes part in state and federal elections with a focus on electing candidates that will best represent their interests at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 48187 (Canton, MI) is moderately 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
Zip 48187 (Canton, MI) is moderately liberal.
Canton, Michigan is moderately 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.
Canton, 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 three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 48187 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,303 contributions totaling $156,256 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 446 contributions totaling $112,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)