Barton Hills leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Barton Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Barton Hills, ~64% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Barton Hills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Barton Hills leans more Democratic than 65 of 69 neighbors.
Barton Hills runs about 41 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Barton Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Barton Hills. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+51) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 52 points.
Why Barton Hills 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 Barton Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 88% of adults in Barton Hills hold a bachelor's degree, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting, and non-Hispanic white share in Barton Hills is about 66%, compared to around 81% in nearby cities. Barton Hills runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Barton Hills, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Barton Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Barton Hills 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 79%, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Barton Hills own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Barton Hills have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ann Arbor, MI D+61
- Dexter, MI D+19
- Whitmore Lake, MI R+4
- Dixboro, MI D+24
- Hamburg, MI R+16
- Hudson Mills, MI Even
- Lakeland, MI R+12
- Ypsilanti, MI D+48
- Lima Center, MI Even
- Salem, MI R+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Union Crossroads, SC R+35
- Bethany, MN R+39
- Old Boston, TX R+78
- Naylor, AR R+69
- Alverton, PA R+48
- Schellville, CA D+33
- Augsburg, AR R+65
- Progreso Lakes, TX R+31
- West Wardsboro, VT D+2
- Star Harbor, TX R+66
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.