Burns Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Burns Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burns Park, ~62% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burns Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Burns Park leans more Democratic than 9 of 15 neighbors.
Burns Park runs about 70 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Burns Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Burns Park. The southwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Burns Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Burns Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 65% of adults in Burns Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 36 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 74% of adults in Burns Park have never been married, above 98% of neighborhoods. Burns Park 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; Burns Park, Ann Arbor, 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 Burns Park looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 98% of adults in Burns Park have completed high school, about 6 points above the Michigan average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Angells, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Bach, Ann Arbor, MI D+72
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Eberwhite, Ann Arbor, MI D+79
- Bryant Pattengill East, Ann Arbor, MI D+64
- Wildwood, Ann Arbor, MI D+78
- King, Ann Arbor, MI D+58
- Dicken, Ann Arbor, MI D+71
- Bryant Pattengill West, Ann Arbor, MI D+55
- Logan, Ann Arbor, MI D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Redlands, Redlands, CA D+6
- Summerdale, Philadelphia, PA D+58
- Printers Row, Chicago, IL D+69
- East Tampa, Tampa, FL D+66
- West Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV D+52
- Southwestern Outer Drive, Dearborn, MI D+3
- Beach Haven, Jacksonville, FL R+16
- Loop, Chicago, IL D+57
- Kensington, Philadelphia, PA D+61
- Santa Clara, Eugene, OR D+19
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.