48652 leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 83% of adults in 48652 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 48652, ~24% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 48652 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 48652 leans more Republican than 8 of 10 neighbors.
48652 runs about 41 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 48652. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 11 points.
Why 48652 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 48652, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 84% of residents in 48652 drive to work alone, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and 48652 sits in the bottom quarter (about 16%, below 79% of zip codes).
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 48652, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in 48652 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 48652 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in 48652 own their home, about 20 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.