The city of Lansing, MI (48911) has a long history of political activism and progressive policies. In recent years, the city has taken steps to reduce poverty, promote economic development and improve public services. Voting is one of the most important ways citizens can make their voices heard in politics. Every election cycle, a variety of local candidates run for office with varying levels of experience, platforms and goals. From the mayor's seat to City Council positions, residents have a wide range of options when it comes to voting for local candidates who will represent them and their interests in government. Whatever your political beliefs or affiliations may be, voting is an important way to make sure your voice is heard in Lansing's politics.
The political climate in Zip 48911 (Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48911 (Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
Lansing, Michigan is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lansing, 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 48911 (Lansing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 989 contributions totaling $78,988 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 147 contributions totaling $27,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)