Editing Detroit (section)

===Politics===
Beginning with its incorporation in 1802, Detroit has had a total of [[List of mayors of Detroit|74 mayors]]. Detroit's last mayor from the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] was [[Louis Miriani]], who served from 1957 to 1962. In 1973, the city elected its first black mayor, [[Coleman Young]]. Despite development efforts, his combative style during his five terms in office was not well received by many suburban residents.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/US/9711/29/young.obit.pm/ "Detroit's 'great warrior,' Coleman Young, dies"]. CNN. November 29, 1997.</ref> Mayor [[Dennis Archer]], a former Michigan Supreme Court Justice, refocused the city's attention on redevelopment with a plan to permit three casinos downtown. By 2008, three major casino resort hotels established operations in the city.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nytimes.com/1998/04/10/us/detroit-council-approves-plan-for-3-casinos.html| title = Detroit Council Approves Plan For 3 Casinos| date = April 10, 1998| website = The New York Times| access-date = March 19, 2023}}</ref>

In 2000, the city requested an investigation by the [[United States Justice Department]] into the Detroit Police Department which was concluded in 2003 over allegations regarding its use of force and civil rights violations. The city proceeded with a major reorganization of the Detroit Police Department.<ref>Lin, Judy and David Joser, (August 30, 2005). Detroit to trim 150 cops, precincts. ''Detroit News''.</ref> In 2013, felony bribery charges were brought against seven building inspectors.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abbey-Lambertz|first=Kate|date=August 29, 2013|title=Detroit Corruption Rooted Out As Felony Bribery Charges Filed Against 7 Building Inspectors|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/detroit-corruption_n_3837180}}</ref> In 2016, further corruption charges were brought against 12 principals, a former school superintendent and supply vendor<ref>{{cite web|last=Baldas|first=Tresa|title=Vendor in DPS corruption case lived like a king|url=http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2016/04/17/vendor-dps-corruption-case-lived-like-king/82767944/|date=April 17, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2017|website=Detroit Free Press}}</ref> for a $12&nbsp;million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=12000000|start_year=2016}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) kickback scheme.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cwiek|first=Sarah|title=(The Latest) Corruption Charges in Detroit's Struggling Schools|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/04/22/474737468/-the-latest-corruption-charges-in-detroits-struggling-schools|date=April 22, 2016|work=NPR}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Quinlan|first=Casey|date=March 30, 2016|title=Feds Bring Corruption Charges Against Current And Former Detroit School Principals|url=http://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/03/30/3764706/detroit-school-principals-kickbacks/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522211529/http://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/03/30/3764706/detroit-school-principals-kickbacks/|archive-date=May 22, 2016|access-date=July 23, 2017|website=Thinkprogress.org}}</ref> However, law professor Peter Henning argues Detroit's corruption is not unusual for a city its size, especially when compared with Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gabriel|first=Larry|title=How corrupt is Detroit?|url=http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/how-corrupt-is-detroit/Content?oid=2149028|date=March 14, 2012|work=Detroit Metro Times}}</ref>

Detroit is sometimes referred to as a [[sanctuary city]] because it has "anti-profiling ordinances that generally prohibit local police from asking about the immigration status of people who are not suspected of any crime".<ref>Jonathan Oosting, [http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/09/immigrant_advocates_blast_bill.html Push to ban 'sanctuary cities' in Michigan faces criticism from immigrant advocates], MLive (September 30, 2015).</ref> The city in recent years has been a stronghold for the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], with around 90% of votes in the city going to incumbent vice president, [[Kamala Harris]], the Democratic candidate in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 Presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Results |url=https://detroitmi.gov/webapp/election-results |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=City of Detroit |language=en}}</ref>