The city of Flint, Michigan has been heavily impacted by politics in recent years due to its water crisis. In the wake of this crisis, numerous local political candidates have come to the forefront wanting to make a difference in the community. These include Karen Weaver, state representative State of Michigan's 34th District; Sheldon Neeley, mayor of Flint; and David Davenport, county commissioner representing the 6th district. All three have pushed for more transparency and accountability for both state and local government officials. They have also highlighted the need for increased investment into infrastructure and services in order to bolster Flint's economy. Their efforts have been met with success as well as opposition from those who are in power now or want to maintain the status quo. As Flint continues to grapple with these issues, it is important that voters understand what is at stake so they can choose leaders who will be accountable and work for the betterment of all residents.
The political climate in Zip 48505 (Flint, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Genesee County, MI is somewhat liberal. In Genesee County, MI 53.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Genesee county remained moderately Democratic, 53.8% to 44.5%.
Genesee county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48505 (Flint, MI) is somewhat liberal.
Flint, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Genesee County, Michigan is somewhat liberal.
Flint 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.
Flint, 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 48505 (Flint)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $9,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $2,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $572 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)