The politics in 48506 Flint, MI are complex and full of history. One of the biggest issues that the local government is currently facing is the water crisis that has plagued the city since 2014. It began when corroded pipes caused lead to be present in the city’s drinking water system, causing incredibly high levels of lead in many residents’ drinking water. This has led to a massive effort from all levels of government to try to fix the issue, as well as providing financial aid to those affected by the water crisis. Additionally, there are political conversations around economic development initiatives and job creation efforts for those living in 48506 Flint, MI. Many local advocates have worked hard to make sure their voices are being heard by elected officials and other members of the community who can help bring about change for the betterment of all residents living in 48506 Flint, MI.
The political climate in Zip 48506 (Flint, MI) is leaning 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 48506 (Flint, MI) is leaning liberal.
Flint, Michigan is leaning 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 48506 (Flint)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 144 contributions totaling $5,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $5,392 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)