Sterling Heights, MI is located in Macomb County and has a population of approximately 129,699 people. The local politics in 48313 Sterling Heights, MI are managed by the Mayor Michael Taylor and the city council, which consists of seven members. They all work together to make decisions about laws, taxes, zoning regulations, public safety programs and other measures that affect the residents of the city. The city council holds regular meetings where they discuss current issues and take action on matters that need their attention. In addition to the mayor and city council members, there are several other citizens who serve on various boards or commissions that serve as an advisory group to the mayor and council. All of these groups come together to create a strong political system that ensures that Sterling Height's residents have access to quality services and resources.
The political climate in Zip 48313 (Sterling Heights, MI) is leaning 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 48313 (Sterling Heights, MI) is leaning conservative.
Sterling Heights, Michigan is leaning 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.
Sterling Heights, 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 48313 (Sterling Heights)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,094 contributions totaling $156,468 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $47,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)