Ray, MI is an unincorporated community located in Macomb County. This small town has a rich history and a tight-knit community. The local politics in the area are handled by Macomb County government, which oversees much of the area's issues and concerns. Residents of Ray, MI have the opportunity to participate in local elections and make their voices heard. The county offers several different offices that residents can run for including sheriff, clerk, prosecutor, treasurer and more. Residents also have access to state representatives who they can contact if they wish to voice any opinions or concerns about state-level issues. Overall, Ray is a great place for people who care about local politics and want to get involved to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Zip 48096 (Ray, 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 48096 (Ray, MI) is somewhat conservative.
Ray, 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.
Ray, 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 48096 (Ray)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $8,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $214 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $15,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)