Riverview, MI is a suburban city located in the eastern part of Michigan. It is home to many families and businesses and has a strong sense of community. Politics play an important role in Riverview, keeping local government running smoothly and providing citizens with the resources they need to succeed. Riverview has two main political parties, Democrats and Republicans. Both work together to find ways to improve the city and help its citizens thrive. Candidates for public office in Riverview often come from these parties, allowing citizens to have a say in who represents them on both the state and local levels. The city also has many active civic groups that promote voter education, encourage participation in local elections, and advocate for causes that benefit the people of Riverview. Through these combined efforts, residents of Riverview can rest assured that their interests are being considered by their elected officials.
The political climate in Riverview, MI is moderately 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
Riverview, MI is moderately 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.
Riverview, 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 Riverview, MI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,199 contributions totaling $142,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 391 contributions totaling $82,655 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)