Wayne, MI is a small city in the state of Michigan located in 48184 zip code. It has a unique political atmosphere with numerous local candidates vying for office. The major political parties represented in the area are the Republican and Democratic Parties. Local Republicans have had a majority in recent elections, while Democrats have been narrowing the gap steadily over time. Residents of Wayne take their voting seriously and come out to support their preferred candidate or party at the polls. Issues that are important to the citizens include economic development, public safety, education, environmental protection, and other quality of life issues. With local campaigning taking place year-round and active involvement from citizens, Wayne is an interesting example of how small-town politics can be both vibrant and influential on state-level issues.
The political climate in Zip 48184 (Wayne, 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 48184 (Wayne, MI) is strongly liberal.
Wayne, 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.
Wayne, 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 48184 (Wayne)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 193 contributions totaling $21,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $11,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)