BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. >> The lawn of Nick Hannawa’s suburban Detroit home is lined with political signs backing candidates for prosecutor, supervisor and local trustee. But Hannawa isn’t promoting his presidential pick.

In this part of swing state Michigan, many of Hannawa’s neighbors in upper-middle class and affluent neighborhoods have a similar attitude about a public display on behalf of their preferred presidential candidate. It’s easier, they say, to opt out of this once-typical show of support outside their house.

“Some people love Donald Trump. Some people hate Donald Trump,” said Hannawa, 37. “I voted for Donald Trump. I’m going to vote for Donald Trump again. If I put that sign in my yard again, is it really going to make a difference or is someone not going to like me?”

Hannawa’s home county of Oakland was a political battleground for years but flipped to Democrats in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. Republicans have not given up on the area, aiming to win back conservative voters.

For years, urban areas have been heavily Democratic and rural areas vote overwhelmingly Republican, said David Dulio, director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Oakland University in Michigan. “And it’s always the suburbs where the campaigns really fight it out.”

For some residents, skipping yard signs is another symptom of weariness with the amped-up tension of American politics, particularly in the White House race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Trump, the former president.

A survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts found that about 6 in 10 Americans say they need to limit how much information they consume about the government and politics to avoid feeling overloaded or fatigued. In recent weeks, there have been isolated but startling instances of intimidation or violence tied to shows of support for a campaign.

Last month, a white suburban Detroit man, angry that he received Harris mailings, was charged with assault after he was accused of yelling obscenities and racial slurs and then threatening a Black postal carrier with a knife.

In Ohio, a Republican county sheriff posted on social media that people with Harris yard signs should have their addresses written down so immigrants can be sent to live with them.

Many neighbors “have stated they’re afraid to put signs in their front lawns,” Edward Shehab, another Bloomfield Township resident, said. “People are kind of like ‘I know who I’m going to vote for, and I don’t need to tell people what we’re going to do.’”