The politics in 48316 Utica, MI are largely determined by the local government. The City of Utica is run by a mayor and city council, which is made up of seven members that are elected from geographical districts. The mayor and council are responsible for setting the budget, approving ordinances and resolutions, making decisions on land use, and appointing boards and commissions. Furthermore, 48316 Utica is part of Macomb County, which is governed by five commissioners who are elected at-large for staggered terms. These commissioners have similar responsibilities as the city council but additionally oversee operations such as sheriff offices and court systems. Additionally, the state legislators that represent 48316 Utica in Lansing include representatives from Michigan's 19th district for the House of Representatives and 8th district for Senate.
The political climate in Zip 48316 (Utica, 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 48316 (Utica, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Utica, 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.
Utica, 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 48316 (Utica)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,370 contributions totaling $118,676 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 315 contributions totaling $73,015 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)