Carleton, MI 48117 is a small town located in Monroe County. The town has a rich and vibrant history, having been founded in the mid-1800s. It is currently home to around 2,000 people and is closely connected to its neighboring cities of Monroe and Woodhaven. With a strong sense of community, Carleton's local politics focus on maintaining that connection among its citizens. The town has seen several successful candidates over the years who have worked hard to improve economic development and public safety. Local government works to ensure all residents receive quality services and can access the resources they need for their daily lives. Community involvement in local affairs helps keep Carleton moving forward, allowing for new ideas and initiatives to come forth which benefit everyone living there.
The political climate in Zip 48117 (Carleton, MI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48117 (Carleton, MI) is moderately conservative.
Carleton, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Carleton, 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 48117 (Carleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 292 contributions totaling $9,986 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 70 contributions totaling $13,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)