48233 Detroit, MI is located in Wayne County and falls under the jurisdiction of the City of Detroit. Politics in 48233 are heavily influenced by the city-wide politics of Detroit. This is largely due to the fact that many of the services provided to residents in 48233 are controlled by city-wide policies. The politics within 48233 have traditionally been dominated by Democratic candidates, although some independent and Republican candidates have also been successful in local elections. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure, education, and economic development are often at the forefront of conversations related to local politics in 48233. Additionally, residents often look to their elected officials for answers on how best to address the pressing issues affecting their community. Therefore, when it comes to political representation in this Detroit neighborhood, citizens need to be aware of who is running for office and what they stand for so they can make an informed decision when casting their vote.
The political climate in Zip 48233 (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 48233 (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 48233 (Detroit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,670 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)