Erie, Michigan is a small city located in Monroe County with a population of over 5,000. It is governed by an elected mayor and four council members who serve four-year terms. The current mayor is James Jagielski, and the current council members are Ira Taylor, Douglas Osterhout, Chris Miller, and Sue Johnson. The city holds regular elections to decide local issues such as taxes, zoning regulations, public safety initiatives and economic development. Erie's government strives to create an environment that encourages businesses to locate within the city limits. Additionally, the government works to ensure the quality of life for its citizens through initiatives such as street maintenance projects and various educational programs for adults and children alike. Locals are encouraged to stay informed on local candidates and take part in voting during election season so that their voices can be heard on important matters that affect their community.
The political climate in Zip 48133 (Erie, MI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48133 (Erie, MI) is moderately conservative.
Erie, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Erie, Michigan: d r d d R R
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 48133 (Erie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $13,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)