The politics in 48239 Redford, MI are integral to the community. Residents in this area actively engage in local government and strive to make their voices heard. The city council is responsible for enacting laws, setting taxes, and deciding on the budget each year. Local elections are held regularly to determine who will represent the people of Redford on the city council. Additionally, state representatives from Redford work with citizens to ensure their needs are being met on a larger scale. Volunteering with political organizations and attending city meetings provide a great way for residents to stay informed and make sure their opinions are represented in local affairs.
The political climate in Zip 48239 (Redford, MI) is strongly 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 48239 (Redford, MI) is strongly liberal.
Redford, Michigan is strongly 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.
Redford, 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 48239 (Redford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,438 contributions totaling $79,381 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 154 contributions totaling $15,613 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)