49228 leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 85% of adults in 49228 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 49228, ~26% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 49228 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 49228 leans more Republican than 8 of 19 neighbors.
49228 runs about 38 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 49228. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 15 points.
Why 49228 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 49228, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in 49228 drive to work alone, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 49228, 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 49228 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 49228 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. 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.