In Troy, MI (zip code 48083), politics is a dynamic force in the community. The city is part of Michigan's 11th Congressional district and is represented by Democrat Haley Stevens in the House of Representatives. At the state level, Troy is part of the 15th Senate District, which is represented by Republican Mike Kowall in the Michigan Senate. On the local level, Troy residents elect four City Council members from each of two wards, for a total of eight council members. Council meetings are open to the public and decisions on matters such as zoning, budgeting, parks maintenance, and public safety are all discussed and decided upon at these meetings. It is through attending these meetings that one can become informed about and engage with local government and politics in Troy.
The political climate in Zip 48083 (Troy, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Oakland County, MI 56.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oakland county remained strongly Democratic, 56.2% to 42.2%.
Oakland county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48083 (Troy, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Troy, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Oakland County, Michigan is somewhat 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.
Troy, 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 48083 (Troy)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,814 contributions totaling $173,674 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 137 contributions totaling $53,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $390 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)