The politics in 48208 Detroit, MI are largely shaped by the city's population. The city is diverse, with a majority African-American population made up of immigrants and lifelong residents. This population has created a unique political landscape, where local candidates prioritize issues such as education reform, job growth, social justice and crime prevention. In addition to this, they also look to provide meaningful access to healthcare, affordable housing and community development programs. Local candidates also strive to create an environment of inclusion and understanding by engaging with diverse communities throughout the district and hosting events that promote civic engagement among all citizens.
The political climate in Zip 48208 (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 48208 (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 48208 (Detroit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 283 contributions totaling $19,457 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $2,220 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $740 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)