Chene leans Democratic by roughly 22 points: about 61% of voters vote Democratic and 39% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Chene typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Chene, ~32% vote Democratic, ~20% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Chene compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Chene leans more Democratic than 2 of 33 neighbors.
Chene runs about 24 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Chene sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Chene. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+80) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+6), a spread of about 86 points.
Why Chene 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 Chene, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Chene live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Chene runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Chene, Detroit, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Chene looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 41% of adults in Chene report food insecurity, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Chene have completed high school, below 94% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Chene sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Hamtramck, Hamtramck, MI R+9
- Airport, Detroit, MI D+57
- New Center, Detroit, MI D+80
- Buffalo Charles, Detroit, MI D+14
- Wayne State, Detroit, MI D+66
- Kettering-Butzel, Detroit, MI D+87
- Boston Edison, Detroit, MI D+84
- Midtown-Detroit, Detroit, MI D+73
- Durfee, Detroit, MI D+85
- Islandview, Detroit, MI D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Downtown Michigan City, Michigan City, IN D+17
- White Gables, Summerville, SC R+27
- El Gheko, Tucson, AZ D+29
- Rising Sun-Lebanon, Magnolia, DE D+11
- Carolina Heights, Wilmington, NC D+66
- Talus, Issaquah, WA D+54
- Highland Farms-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX D+36
- Valley View, Glen Ellyn, IL D+5
- Raintree, Kissimmee, FL R+5
- Norton Commons, Prospect, KY R+4
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.