49116 leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in 49116 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 49116, ~66% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~-8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 49116 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 49116 is the most Democratic-leaning.
49116 runs about 24 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and 49116 sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why 49116 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 49116, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 82% of adults in 49116 hold a bachelor's degree, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 28%. 49116 runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 49116, 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 49116 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 49116 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in 49116 own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in 49116 have completed high school, above 98% of 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.