The politics in Flint, Michigan 48507 are largely impacted by its population. Located in Genesee County, the city has a population of 97,386 people according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 estimates. This population is largely comprised of African-American and Hispanic residents. In terms of local political representation, the Mayor is Karen Weaver and the City Council Members are Herbert Winfrey (President), Kate Fields (Vice President), Maurice Davis, Eva Worthing, Santino Guerra, Allan Griggs, Monica Galloway, and Jerri Winfrey-Carter. All of these officials work together on policies that affect the citizens of Flint such as public safety initiatives and economic development plans. Additionally, they strive to ensure that every resident is represented in their decisions and that all voices have an equal say when it comes to issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Zip 48507 (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 48507 (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 48507 (Flint)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 928 contributions totaling $115,212 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $28,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)