Grosse Ile, MI is a small island community located in the Detroit River with a population of about 10,000 people. It is an area with a strong sense of local pride and commitment to its residents. The township has its own government, which consists of six trustees, four elected at large and two elected by district. This local government is responsible for managing the affairs of the township such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure maintenance and development, zoning regulations and other important decisions that affect the quality of life on Grosse Ile. Local elections are held every two years to determine who will hold these positions and carry out the responsibilities associated with them. Community members are encouraged to participate in the election process by learning about the candidates who are running for office and voting their preferential choice on election day.
The political climate in Zip 48138 (Grosse Ile, 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 48138 (Grosse Ile, MI) is moderately liberal.
Grosse Ile, 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.
Grosse Ile, 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 48138 (Grosse Ile)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 750 contributions totaling $79,498 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 315 contributions totaling $171,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $545 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)