Harrison Township, MI (zip code 48045) is a small community located in Macomb County. The township is home to an estimated 15,000 people who are served by the Harrison Township Supervisor as well as five elected trustees. The Supervisor serves as the head of government for the township and is responsible for overseeing all operations, including budgeting and running township election campaigns. The Board of Trustees includes two members from each of the three wards in the township who are elected by local voters every four years. They provide feedback on decisions made by the Supervisor and look out for the interests of their constituents. Through their collective efforts, Harrison Township works to ensure that its residents have access to quality services and amenities while preserving its rich history and unique sense of community.
The political climate in Zip 48045 (Harrison Township, MI) is leaning conservative.
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
Zip 48045 (Harrison Township, MI) is leaning conservative.
Harrison Township, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Macomb County, Michigan 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.
Harrison Township, 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 zip 48045 (Harrison Township)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 764 contributions totaling $75,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $51,441 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $218 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)