Ada leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Ada typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ada, ~44% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~-1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ada compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ada leans more Republican than 12 of 72 neighbors.
Ada runs about 10 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ada. The northeast side is the most split-leaning (R+29) and the west side is the least split-leaning (Even), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Ada leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Ada, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ada votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, about 5 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Ada are family households, above 97% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Ada, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Ada looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ada 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Ada own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ada have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Forest Hills, MI Even
- Parnell, MI R+25
- Lowell, MI R+20
- Cannonsburg, MI R+17
- East Grand Rapids, MI D+35
- McCords, MI R+13
- Northview, MI R+3
- Grand Rapids, MI R+4
- Belmont, MI R+18
- Kentwood, MI D+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Nichols Hills, OK Even
- Bethany, MO R+55
- Catawba, SC R+50
- Lyons, KS R+48
- High Point, FL R+37
- Dannemora, NY D+2
- Mansura, LA R+4
- Pleasant Lake, MI R+34
- Port Gibson, MS D+73
- White Stone, TX D+11
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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.