48044 leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 92% of adults in 48044 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 48044, ~35% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 48044 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 48044 leans more Republican than 37 of 50 neighbors.
48044 runs about 23 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 48044. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 21 points.
Why 48044 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 48044, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
48044 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 95%, far above the Michigan average of 31%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in 48044 are family households, above 93% of zip codes.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; 48044, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in 48044 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 48044 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in 48044 own their home, compared to around 76% in nearby zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Michigan Department of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.