48436 leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 48436 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 48436, ~28% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 48436 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 48436 leans more Republican than 17 of 22 neighbors.
48436 runs about 32 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why 48436 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 48436, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 48436 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in 48436 are family households, above 96% of zip codes.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 48436, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 48436 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 48436 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 94% of households in 48436 own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.