The city of Ypsilanti, MI (48197) is a vibrant community of roughly 21,500 people. It is located in Washtenaw County and is home to Eastern Michigan University. A majority of the population identifies as Democrat and the offices of mayor and city council are held by members of the Democratic party. At the local level, current Mayor Beth Bashert has been at the helm since 2015, and her terms ends in 2021. The City Council consists of 8 members who are elected on a nonpartisan basis for 4 year terms. They meet regularly to discuss matters related to the governance and development of Ypsilanti. The city government works diligently to ensure that all citizens have equal access to resources such as housing, healthcare, education, and employment opportunities. Additionally, they strive to create an environment of inclusion that embraces diversity in culture and thought.
The political climate in Zip 48197 (Ypsilanti, MI) is strongly liberal.
Washtenaw County, MI is very liberal. In Washtenaw County, MI 72.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 25.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washtenaw county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 72.4% to 25.9%.
Washtenaw county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48197 (Ypsilanti, MI) is strongly liberal.
Ypsilanti, Michigan is strongly liberal.
Washtenaw County, Michigan is very liberal.
Ann Arbor Metro Area is very 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.
Ypsilanti, 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 48197 (Ypsilanti)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,278 contributions totaling $207,927 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 153 contributions totaling $27,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)