The 48242 Detroit, MI area has a vibrant and active political landscape. This is largely due to the fact that the city of Detroit has been home to many important moments in American political history, from the historic 1963 March on Washington to more recent events such as the 'Black Lives Matter' rally. As such, there are a number of local politicians working hard to represent their constituents in all aspects of government. These elected officials range from City Council members and State Representatives to US Senators and Congressmen. Together they work to provide solutions for various issues impacting the community including education, crime prevention, economic development, and environmental protection. They also ensure that everyone in their district has access to quality health care and other public services. By engaging with residents on an individual level, these politicians are able to create meaningful change that positively impacts all who live within the 48242 Detroit, MI area.
The political climate in Zip 48242 (Detroit, MI) is strongly 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 48242 (Detroit, MI) is strongly liberal.
Detroit, Michigan is strongly 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 48242 (Detroit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $333 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)