49255 is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 60% of adults in 49255 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 49255, ~12% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 49255 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 49255 leans more Republican than 8 of 9 neighbors.
49255 runs about 58 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why 49255 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 49255, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in 49255 hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Michigan average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in 49255 are family households, above 80% of zip codes.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with low high-school-completion share tend to turn out at a lower rate; 49255, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 49255 looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 22% of adults in 49255 report food insecurity, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in 49255 have completed high school, below 96% 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.