The politics of 48201 Detroit, MI are heavily impacted by the city’s population and demographics. Much of the population in this zip code is made up of African American and Hispanic residents, as well as a sizable percentage of immigrants. As a result, the local political candidates must take into account the needs of these diverse communities when running for office. In recent years, there have been many initiatives to improve the economic welfare of those who live within this zip code. This includes providing access to quality education, job training programs, and better housing opportunities. These initiatives have generally been met with support from both the public and private sectors. The candidates for office in 48201 Detroit, MI must continue to prioritize these important issues in order to create a city that works for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Zip 48201 (Detroit, MI) is very 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 48201 (Detroit, MI) is very liberal.
Detroit, Michigan is very 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.
Detroit, 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 48201 (Detroit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 788 contributions totaling $110,069 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $115,107 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,449 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)