East Lansing, MI 48823 is an area with a rich history of political involvement. Citizens in this area are known to be highly engaged in local politics and have long established relationships with their elected officials. The city has a low unemployment rate and strong job market, making it an attractive place for many families to call home. Recent elections have resulted in an increasing number of progressive candidates being voted into office and the focus has been on creating policies that benefit all members of the community. In addition, East Lansing is home to Michigan State University and several large businesses that are integral to the local economy. These entities often lend their support to various political initiatives in order to ensure that the city remains prosperous and safe for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 48823 (East Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, MI is very liberal. In Ingham County, MI 65.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 33.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ingham county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.2% to 33.0%.
Ingham county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48823 (East Lansing, MI) is strongly liberal.
East Lansing, Michigan is strongly liberal.
Ingham County, Michigan is very liberal.
Lansing-East Lansing Metro Area is moderately 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.
East Lansing, 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 48823 (East Lansing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,295 contributions totaling $1,128,527 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,258 contributions totaling $394,678 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)