The city of Pontiac, MI (48340) is located in Oakland County and has a population of roughly 59,000 people. It is part of the larger Detroit metropolitan area and is home to a vibrant political landscape that impacts both local and state government. There are several elected officials who represent the interests of the citizens of Pontiac, including representatives from both the Democratic and Republican parties who serve on the Oakland County Board, the Michigan State House of Representatives, and members of Congress. Local elections also play a major role in politics in Pontiac and many issues impacting residents are determined by these races. The election process for each official begins with primary elections when party nominees are selected before advancing to general elections where voters elect their representatives. Through their elected officials, Pontiac residents can voice their concerns about important issues such as education funding, economic development initiatives, public safety measures, environmental protection policies, and more.
The political climate in Zip 48340 (Pontiac, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48340 (Pontiac, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Pontiac, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Pontiac, 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 48340 (Pontiac)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 621 contributions totaling $61,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $11,098 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $504 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)