Azalia leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Azalia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Azalia, ~28% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Azalia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Azalia leans more Republican than 48 of 72 neighbors.
Azalia runs about 35 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Azalia 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 Azalia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Azalia are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Azalia, 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 Azalia looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Azalia 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 95% of households in Azalia own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Dundee, MI R+27
- London, MI R+39
- Oakville, MI R+35
- Milan, MI R+3
- Maybee, MI R+41
- Mooreville, MI R+11
- Petersburg, MI R+40
- Britton, MI R+44
- Lulu, MI R+45
- Deerfield, MI R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Clement, MO R+69
- Zeeland, ND R+68
- Ordbend, CA R+51
- Glacier Colony, MT R+60
- Spencertown, NY D+45
- Thompsonville, NY R+11
- Oasis, IA R+11
- Leesville, IL R+49
- Deep River, WA R+25
- South Elma, WA R+34
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.