Cheshire Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Cheshire Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cheshire Center, ~25% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cheshire Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cheshire Center leans more Republican than 50 of 71 neighbors.
Cheshire Center runs about 34 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Cheshire Center 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 Cheshire Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Cheshire Center drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Cheshire Center sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 76% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Cheshire Center, MI sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Cheshire Center looks the way it does
Turnout in Cheshire Center sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chicora, MI R+35
- Merson, MI R+35
- Bloomingdale, MI R+33
- Gobles, MI R+29
- Kendall, MI R+32
- Allegan, MI R+26
- Pine Grove, MI R+29
- Millgrove, MI R+35
- Pullman, MI R+28
- Grand Junction, MI R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grizzly, OR R+54
- Alma, WI R+28
- Golf, FL R+14
- Santa Clara, TX R+41
- Montrose, AR R+49
- Burneyville, OK R+69
- Walthill, NE D+24
- Yonkers, OK R+61
- Grafton, IL R+39
- Hanalei, HI D+17
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.