Airport is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 57% of adults in Airport typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Airport, ~44% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Airport compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Airport leans more Democratic than 3 of 30 neighbors.
Airport runs about 58 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Airport sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Airport. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+88) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (Even), a spread of about 88 points.
Why Airport leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Airport, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Airport live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 54% of adults in Airport have never been married, above 87% of neighborhoods. Airport runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Airport, Detroit, MI does.
Why turnout in Airport looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 48% of adults in Airport report food insecurity, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 74% of adults in Airport have completed high school, below 92% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Airport sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI D+14
- Downtown Hamtramck, Hamtramck, MI R+9
- Chene, Detroit, MI D+23
- Lasalle College Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Kettering-Butzel, Detroit, MI D+87
- Kranz Woods, Detroit, MI D+87
- Conner, Detroit, MI D+86
- Van Steuban, Detroit, MI D+84
- St Jean, Detroit, MI D+87
- Ravendale, Detroit, MI D+86
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Beechhurst, Queens, NY R+20
- Westborough, South San Francisco, CA D+41
- Land Park, Sacramento, CA D+63
- Deep Creek West, Chesapeake, VA D+5
- East Central Westminster, Westminster, CO D+18
- Westlake Village Area-Los Angeles, Westlake Village, CA D+13
- Southside, Augusta, GA D+48
- Hartford, Providence, RI D+29
- Devington, Indianapolis, IN D+78
- Adams Crossroads, Duluth, GA D+28
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.