Lansing, MI is the capital of Michigan and has a proud history of being politically engaged. Home to the state capitol building, Lansing is also home to many local political candidates who are passionate about representing their constituents. With a population of approximately 114,000 people living in 48912 Lansing, there is a diverse range of perspectives that contribute to the vibrant political environment. There are a number of local civic organizations that meet regularly to discuss current issues and coordinate advocacy efforts with elected officials. The city also hosts numerous political rallies throughout the year, and each candidate must work diligently to earn the support of their constituents in order to win an election. As such, residents can expect lively debates at meetings and forums as well as thoughtful conversations in newspaper editorials every election season.
The political climate in Zip 48912 (Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48912 (Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
Lansing, Michigan is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lansing, 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 48912 (Lansing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,555 contributions totaling $112,196 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $23,732 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)