49967 leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 62% of adults in 49967 typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 49967, ~24% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 49967 compares
49967 sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable zip codes nearby.
49967 runs about 20 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 49967. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+25) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 10 points.
Why 49967 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 49967, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In 49967, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Michigan average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and 49967 sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 96% of zip codes).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; 49967, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in 49967 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 49967 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in 49967 own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. 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.