Ann Arbor, Michigan is a vibrant city with a thriving political scene. Located in Washtenaw County, the 48105 zip code of Ann Arbor offers citizens the opportunity to become involved in local politics. The county has an extensive public transportation system as well as many cultural and recreational activities for its residents. Ann Arbor is home to several important government institutions and has a strong economy that benefits from its proximity to the University of Michigan. The city's Mayor and City Council lead the local government and are responsible for managing the community’s resources and setting priorities. Residents have a range of opportunities to get involved in local politics by attending City Council meetings, participating in elections, or joining various community organizations. Ann Arbor is also home to numerous political action committees and advocacy groups that work to advance their particular causes on both a local and state level.
The political climate in Zip 48105 (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 48105 (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 48105 (Ann Arbor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14,439 contributions totaling $2,110,368 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 863 contributions totaling $534,526 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $619 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)