Bingham Farms leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Bingham Farms typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bingham Farms, ~52% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bingham Farms compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bingham Farms leans more Democratic than 77 of 96 neighbors.
Bingham Farms runs about 27 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Bingham Farms sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bingham Farms. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+23), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Bingham Farms 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 Bingham Farms, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Bingham Farms hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Bingham Farms sits in the top fifth on density (about 89%, above 96% of cities). Bingham Farms 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; Bingham Farms, 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 Bingham Farms looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bingham Farms 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Bingham Farms own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Franklin, MI D+19
- Beverly Hills, MI D+25
- Southfield, MI D+70
- Lathrup Village, MI D+74
- Birmingham, MI D+21
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Berkley, MI D+31
- Farmington Hills, MI D+25
- Oak Park, MI D+59
- Huntington Woods, MI D+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wilmot, NH D+8
- Wayne, ME D+7
- Mount Olive, OH R+64
- Mount Olivet, KY R+62
- Peabody, KS R+55
- Camp Douglas, WI R+36
- Winthrop, IA R+42
- Blue Creek, OH R+63
- Oakland Acres, IA R+35
- Grantsville, WV R+67
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.