Grosse Pointe Woods, MI is a small community with a population of just under 10,000 people. The city is governed by six City Council members who are elected for four-year terms in partisan election cycles. Each year, the Council passes ordinances and resolutions that help determine the direction of the City's policy and oversee its budget. In addition to the Council, there are several appointed committees such as the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals which review proposed developments and make recommendations on their approval or disapproval. Local elections typically feature candidates from both major political parties, but rarely do these races become particularly contentious. Members of the Grosse Pointe Woods community place a great emphasis on creating a safe and comfortable environment for all residents regardless of their political persuasion.
The political climate in Zip 48236 (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI) is moderately liberal.
Wayne County, MI is very liberal. In Wayne County, MI 68.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 30.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 68.3% to 30.3%.
Wayne county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48236 (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI) is moderately liberal.
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan is moderately liberal.
Wayne County, Michigan is very liberal.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn 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.
Grosse Pointe Woods, 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 48236 (Grosse Pointe Woods)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,969 contributions totaling $796,737 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,531 contributions totaling $1,771,746 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)