The politics in 48062 Richmond, MI are heavily influenced by the Detroit metropolitan area. This densely populated city is represented in the Michigan State House and Senate by two Republicans and one Democrat. The city is also part of Macomb County, which is a largely conservative county when it comes to politics. On a local level, Richmond participates in the principal form of government and has an elected mayor as well as several trustees who serve on the City Council. Those elected to these positions make decisions that affect all citizens residing in Richmond. These political decisions range from taxation rates to public safety initiatives. Although there may be differences between parties on certain issues, it is clear that Richmond works hard to serve its citizens with the best possible solutions for their day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Zip 48062 (Richmond, MI) is somewhat 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 48062 (Richmond, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Richmond, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Richmond, 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 48062 (Richmond)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $6,740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $6,875 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)