Southfield, MI is a city located in Oakland County in the state of Michigan. It has a reputation as being a great place to live, work and visit and is known for its diverse population. Politically, Southfield is an interesting city with many local political candidates running for office. The mayor and City Council together represent the people of Southfield and help ensure that city services are delivered in an effective manner. They are responsible for making sure that public funds are used responsibly while also keeping taxes low. In addition, they make decisions on matters such as zoning regulations, infrastructure projects and public health initiatives. Candidates running for office must be knowledgeable about the needs of the citizens of Southfield and demonstrate their commitment to progress within the city. As elections approach, it is important to pay close attention to who will be representing Southfield's interests through their involvement in local government.
The political climate in Southfield, 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
Southfield, MI 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.
Southfield, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Southfield, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,251 contributions totaling $1,286,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 891 contributions totaling $739,012 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $829 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)