The politics of Flint, MI (48503) are shaped by a variety of factors, including the city's population, geographical location, and economic situation. The city has an estimated population of 97,386 people as of 2020, with a median income of $26,864 according to the US Census Bureau. Flint is located in Genesee County in south-central Michigan and is home to several local and state political candidates who focus on issues such as poverty alleviation, environmental protection, education funding and employment opportunities. These candidates work with organizations such as the Flint Area Chamber of Commerce to promote economic development and create jobs for residents. They also advocate for increased investments in infrastructure improvements to make life better for those living there.
The political climate in Zip 48503 (Flint, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48503 (Flint, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Flint, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint 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.
Flint, 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 48503 (Flint)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 621 contributions totaling $86,566 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $13,211 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)