The city of Dexter, MI is located in Washtenaw County and is home to a population of 4,067. The city government is made up of seven elected officials that serve their community. These include the mayor, the city clerk, the treasurer, and four council members. Local elections are held every two years for each of these positions. During elections in Dexter, citizens have the opportunity to cast their ballots and choose who they think will best serve their needs in office. Issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and environmental sustainability are some of the topics discussed at local political debates. With a commitment to providing quality services to the residents of Dexter, citizens can rest assured that their voices are being heard on important matters concerning their town.
The political climate in Zip 48130 (Dexter, MI) is moderately liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48130 (Dexter, MI) is moderately liberal.
Dexter, Michigan is moderately liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very 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.
Dexter, 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 48130 (Dexter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,012 contributions totaling $289,424 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 461 contributions totaling $69,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)