Cross Village leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Cross Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cross Village, ~37% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cross Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cross Village leans more Republican than 8 of 31 neighbors.
Cross Village runs about 13 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Cross Village 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 Cross Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Cross Village live in densely developed areas, about 26 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Cross Village, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Cross Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Cross Village 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Cross Village own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Middle Village, MI R+11
- Pellston, MI R+33
- Weadock, MI R+35
- Levering, MI R+27
- Harbor Springs, MI R+3
- Van, MI R+34
- Oden, MI R+27
- Carp Lake, MI R+25
- Brutus, MI R+25
- Conway, MI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rogue Elk, OR R+21
- Bernard, ME D+19
- Milford, GA R+49
- Mapleview, MN R+3
- Nanticoke, NY R+23
- Lux, MS R+35
- Love Valley, NC R+65
- Navarro, TX R+69
- Standard City, IL R+49
- New Ashford, MA D+12
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.