49450 leans Republican by roughly 26 points: about 37% of voters vote Democratic and 63% Republican.
About 56% of adults in 49450 typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 49450, ~21% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 49450 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 49450 leans more Republican than 6 of 12 neighbors.
49450 runs about 26 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why 49450 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 49450, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in 49450 hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Michigan average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in 49450 are family households, above 86% of zip codes.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; 49450, MI sits in the bottom tenth 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 49450 looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. 49450 is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 47%, about 20 points below the Michigan average of 67%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in 49450 report food insecurity, above 98% of zip codes. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in 49450 have completed high school, below 97% 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.