Bloomfield Hills, MI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Bloomfield Hills

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Bloomfield Hills leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.

 

About 98% of adults in Bloomfield Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bloomfield Hills, ~56% vote Democratic, ~42% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Bloomfield Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Bloomfield Hills leans more Democratic than 61 of 93 neighbors.

Bloomfield Hills runs about 15 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Bloomfield Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bloomfield Hills. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+20) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+4), a spread of about 17 points.

Why Bloomfield 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 Bloomfield Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 77% of adults in Bloomfield Hills hold a bachelor's degree, about 49 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Bloomfield Hills sits in the top fifth on density (about 95%, above 98% of cities). Bloomfield Hills runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Bloomfield Hills, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Bloomfield Hills looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bloomfield 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Bloomfield Hills have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.