The city of 48080 St. Clair Shores, MI is located in Macomb County and is governed by six elected officials: Mayor Kip C. Walby, City Clerk Barbara A. Reeves, Treasurer Steven J. Miotke and three City Council Members - Peter A. Rubino, Anthony P. Gualtieri, and Leonard D. Kowalski. Since the city was incorporated in 1951 it has grown into a vibrant community full of diverse cultures and backgrounds which has led to many opportunities for local political candidates to make a difference in the lives of its residents. Local politics have focused on improving infrastructure such as roads and public services while also working to create a safe environment for children and families to live in St. Clair Shores. Community engagement initiatives have worked with local businesses to support economic development in the area with the goal of creating more job opportunities for residents while also investing in quality-of-life amenities like parks, green spaces and recreational facilities for its citizens to enjoy year round.
The political climate in Zip 48080 (St. Clair Shores, MI) is leaning conservative.
Macomb County, MI is leaning conservative. In Macomb County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macomb county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.3%.
Macomb county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48080 (St. Clair Shores, MI) is leaning conservative.
St. Clair Shores, Michigan is leaning conservative.
Macomb County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
St. Clair Shores, Michigan: d r d d R r
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 48080 (St. Clair Shores)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,149 contributions totaling $119,582 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 95 contributions totaling $16,772 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)