The city of Southgate, MI, 48195 is located in the southern region of Michigan, in Wayne County. The city has a population of around 30,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. It is home to many small businesses and local parks. Politically, Southgate follows the trends of its surrounding area with predominantly Democratic leanings. At the local level, there are a number of elected officials and representatives who are responsible for making decisions that benefit the citizens of Southgate. These include members from both major parties as well as independent candidates. In addition, many residents are politically active by participating in demonstrations and attending town hall meetings to raise awareness on issues that affect them directly. This involvement by residents ensures that their voices are heard and that their opinions are respected when it comes to political decision-making in Southgate.
The political climate in Zip 48195 (Southgate, MI) is strongly liberal.
Wayne County, MI is very liberal. In Wayne County, MI 68.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.3% to 30.3%.
Wayne county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48195 (Southgate, MI) is strongly liberal.
Southgate, Michigan is strongly liberal.
Wayne County, Michigan is very 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.
Southgate, 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 48195 (Southgate)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 396 contributions totaling $45,339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $40,642 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $194 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)