Ann Arbor, Michigan is a vibrant city located in Washtenaw County. It is home to the University of Michigan, one of the best public universities in the nation. The politics in Ann Arbor are heavily influenced by university students and faculty who make up a large portion of the population. Local elections often focus on issues such as affordable housing, sustainability and environmental protection, infrastructure improvements, and public safety. A variety of local political candidates have been elected to city offices over the years, including several liberal Democrats representing Ann Arbor's progressive points of view. The city also has two congressional districts that vote for two members each from either major party: Democrat Debbie Dingell and Republican Tim Walberg currently serve as representatives. In sum, Ann Arbor offers its residents a politically active environment with diverse opinions and strong representation from all sides of the aisle.
The political climate in Zip 48104 (Ann Arbor, MI) is strongly 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 48104 (Ann Arbor, MI) is strongly liberal.
Ann Arbor, Michigan is strongly 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.
Ann Arbor, 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 48104 (Ann Arbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17,606 contributions totaling $2,208,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 821 contributions totaling $2,109,438 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,569 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)