The city of 48176 Saline, MI is a small town with a population of about 8,400 people. As such, the politics in this area tend to be more localized and focused on the specific needs of the community. The mayor and city council are made up of local residents who work to ensure that Saline’s priorities are kept at the forefront. In addition, local political candidates from both major political parties often visit Saline during election season in order to discuss their views on issues important to the community. Residents take an active role in local politics by attending meetings and participating in discussions about current policies and changes they would like to see implemented. Overall, 48176 Saline, MI is an area that takes pride in its local government and encourages civic engagement among its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 48176 (Saline, MI) is moderately liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48176 (Saline, MI) is moderately liberal.
Saline, Michigan is moderately liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very 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.
Saline, 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 48176 (Saline)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,022 contributions totaling $359,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 337 contributions totaling $248,810 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $738 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)