East Lansing, MI 48825 has a vibrant political scene. The city is represented in the Michigan state legislature by Representative Tom Cochran and Senator Curtis Hertel Jr., both of whom are Democrats. Citizens of East Lansing have the opportunity to get involved in politics by attending local events, joining community organizations, and voting on local issues. Every year, East Lansing holds several elections for local positions such as mayor, city council members, township officials, and school board members. These elected officials make decisions that directly affect the people of East Lansing in areas such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, affordable housing initiatives, environmental protection policies, and other aspects of civic life. Through their involvement in local politics, citizens can help lead positive changes that benefit their community and improve the quality of life for all in East Lansing.
The political climate in Zip 48825 (East Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48825 (East Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
East Lansing, Michigan is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
East Lansing, 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 48825 (East Lansing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $277 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 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)