Burnside is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Burnside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Burnside, ~19% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Burnside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Burnside leans more Republican than 40 of 53 neighbors.
Burnside runs about 51 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Burnside 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 Burnside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Burnside hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Michigan average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Burnside are family households, above 77% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Burnside, 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 Burnside looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Burnside own their home, about 11 points above the Michigan average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brown City, MI R+50
- North Branch, MI R+46
- Lum, MI R+45
- Marlette, MI R+46
- Clifford, MI R+51
- Five Lakes, MI R+45
- Imlay City, MI R+38
- Attica, MI R+44
- Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI R+40
- Roseburg, MI R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Anson, ME R+31
- Edgerton, MN R+54
- Creston, NC R+46
- Riddle, NC R+50
- Bark River, MI R+36
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD D+25
- Milam, TX R+75
- Grand Canyon Village, AZ R+20
- Bally, PA R+24
- Columbia, AL R+68
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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.