The city of Monroe, MI is located in the 48162 zip code and has a diverse political landscape. The people of Monroe are served by elected officials at all levels of government. At the local level, these include the Mayor, City Council Members, Assessor, Clerk, Treasurer and many others. These individuals are responsible for addressing the needs of the community and representing their constituents effectively. The political parties which have representation in Monroe include Republicans, Democrats, Greens and Libertarians. Each party brings its own set of values and priorities to the table when deciding how to best serve the city's residents. The people of Monroe are encouraged to stay informed about local politics by attending council meetings and other public forums so that they can make educated decisions on who they choose to represent them in office.
The political climate in Zip 48162 (Monroe, MI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, MI is moderately conservative. In Monroe County, MI 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Monroe county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.4% to 37.8%.
Monroe county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 48162 (Monroe, MI) is moderately conservative.
Monroe, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe County, Michigan is moderately conservative.
Monroe Metro Area is moderately conservative.
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.
Monroe, 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 48162 (Monroe)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 534 contributions totaling $37,973 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $67,556 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)