Bentley leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Bentley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bentley, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bentley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bentley is the most Republican-leaning.
Bentley runs about 48 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Bentley 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 Bentley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Bentley drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bentley fits that profile on both counts.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Bentley, 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 Bentley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bentley 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Bentley own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Nine Mile, MI R+48
- Worth, MI R+43
- Rhodes, MI R+42
- Sterling, MI R+45
- Pinconning, MI R+41
- Standish, MI R+38
- Whites Beach, MI R+40
- Wooden Shoe Village, MI R+45
- Winegars, MI R+45
- Alger, MI R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Selman, TX R+74
- Wataga, IL R+30
- Coffeen, IL R+52
- Rosemount, OH R+41
- Aroda, VA R+31
- Kelawea, HI D+15
- Lakehead, CA R+26
- Otter Hill, VA R+49
- Eastborough, KS D+7
- Whiting, IA R+48
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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.