This thread attempts to make Macomb County sound like it belong in Kentucky or Tennessee.

If you google Michigan counties by per capita income - you would see Macomb County has a median household income of $54,000. The United States has a median household income of $52,000. Thus - it approximates what is the true middle class for all Americans.

It has rich areas [[e.g. Washington Twp), poor areas [[New Haven), and everything in between from country living [[Armada) to lakeshore living [[Harrison Township) to inner suburbs [[Fraser) to suburban life [[Macomb/Lakeside/Sterling Heights).

So therefore the issues it votes on/decides/values tend to be in line with what most "middle class" Americans share and that's why it's so fascinating at a national level - you have all of America represented in one county.

Macomb County.