Bradley leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Bradley typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bradley, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bradley compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bradley leans more Republican than 54 of 79 neighbors.
Bradley runs about 37 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bradley. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+49) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Bradley 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 Bradley, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Bradley drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Bradley are family households, above 78% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bradley, 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 Bradley looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Bradley 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wayland, MI R+31
- Hopkinsburg, MI R+47
- Shelbyville, MI R+36
- Hopkins, MI R+44
- Martin, MI R+42
- Watson, MI R+44
- Moline, MI R+40
- Circle Pine Center, MI R+34
- Hooper, MI R+41
- Dorr, MI R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rockland, TX R+81
- Decatur, NE R+61
- Lengby, MN R+42
- Dadeville, MO R+68
- Lambert, AR R+68
- Hartford, KS R+60
- Morral, OH R+61
- Delwin, MI R+38
- Luther, IA R+33
- Falls Mills, VA 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.