49318 leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 73% of adults in 49318 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 49318, ~20% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 49318 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 49318 leans more Republican than 8 of 11 neighbors.
49318 runs about 42 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why 49318 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 49318, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in 49318 drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in 49318 are family households, above 94% of zip codes.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; 49318, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in 49318 looks the way it does
Turnout in 49318 sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.