The city of Dearborn, MI is part of the larger metropolitan Detroit area. It has a rich political history and its current local government is led by Mayor John B. O’Reilly Jr., who was elected in 2015. The local political environment in Dearborn focuses on providing services for the residents while keeping taxes low and making smart investments in the community’s infrastructure. In recent years, residents have seen improvements to schools, roads, parks and public transportation systems that have greatly improved the quality of life in Dearborn. With a large population of educated professionals and university graduates, Dearborn has become an attractive destination for businesses looking to relocate or expand their operations within Michigan. Local politics focus on issues such as economic development, job creation, educational opportunities, and safety initiatives that ensure all citizens can enjoy the benefits of living in this vibrant city.
The political climate in Zip 48124 (Dearborn, 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 48124 (Dearborn, MI) is moderately liberal.
Dearborn, 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.
Dearborn, 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 48124 (Dearborn)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,454 contributions totaling $300,865 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 438 contributions totaling $55,661 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)