The politics in the 48243 Detroit, MI area are heavily influenced by the city's population. As of 2019, the population was reported to be around 677,000 people, with a racial makeup that is overwhelmingly African-American. This large and diverse electorate elects members of local government to represent their interests and take action on issues important to them. Many local candidates have made it a priority to increase economic opportunity for Detroiters, reduce crime rates, develop infrastructure projects and improve educational opportunities for all residents. These candidates recognize that although the city has seen some growth in recent years, there is still much work to be done in order to ensure all Detroiters have access to the same resources and opportunities as those living in other parts of Michigan.
The political climate in Zip 48243 (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 48243 (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 48243 (Detroit)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $109,010 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5,451 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)