49282 leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 97% of adults in 49282 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 49282, ~34% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 49282 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 49282 leans more Republican than 7 of 21 neighbors.
49282 runs about 29 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 49282. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 23 points.
Why 49282 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 49282, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in 49282 drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 74% of households in 49282 are family households, above 76% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 49282, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in 49282 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 49282 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 71%, about 11 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.