Allenton is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Allenton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Allenton, ~23% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Allenton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Allenton leans more Republican than 62 of 69 neighbors.
Allenton runs about 50 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Allenton leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Allenton. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Allenton, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Allenton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Allenton 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Allenton own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Berville, MI R+51
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- Memphis, MI R+51
- Riley Center, MI R+50
- Emmett, MI R+51
- Romeo, MI R+32
- Imlay City, MI R+38
- Dryden, MI R+43
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- Washington, LA R+68
- Quartzsite, AZ R+38
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- Le Roy, MI R+50
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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.