The politics of 48042 Macomb, MI are largely influenced by the local government and the views of its citizens. The city is a part of the state's 20th Congressional district, represented by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell since 2015. At the state level, residents are served by Senator Phil Pavlov in the 25th District and Representative Jeff Yaroch in the 33rd District. In addition to their representation in Congress, Macomb County is actively involved in municipal decision making and policy-making. Local initiatives such as the Community Engagement Task Force help to foster citizen involvement within their community. Through this initiative, citizens are able to provide input on important issues that are impacting their lives and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to local politics. Additionally, citizens can get involved with various committees and boards at a local level to stay informed about their community and ensure their voice is heard on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Zip 48042 (Macomb, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Macomb County, MI is leaning conservative. In Macomb County, MI 45.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Macomb county remained moderately Republican, 53.4% to 45.3%.
Macomb county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48042 (Macomb, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Macomb, Michigan is somewhat conservative.
Macomb County, Michigan is leaning conservative.
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.
Macomb, Michigan: d r d d R r
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 48042 (Macomb)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 541 contributions totaling $40,159 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 179 contributions totaling $31,291 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)