Crystal Falls leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Crystal Falls typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Crystal Falls, ~33% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Crystal Falls compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Crystal Falls leans more Republican than 7 of 29 neighbors.
Crystal Falls runs about 22 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Crystal Falls. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+31) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Crystal Falls 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 Crystal Falls, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Crystal Falls votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 24%, modestly below the Michigan average of 31%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Crystal Falls, MI does.
Why turnout in Crystal Falls looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Crystal Falls 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Crystal Falls have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tobin Location, MI R+31
- Shafer Location, MI R+25
- Fortune Lake, MI R+27
- Alpha, MI R+26
- Amasa, MI R+32
- Stambaugh, MI R+22
- Gaastra, MI R+32
- Scott Lake, MI R+32
- Sagola, MI R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ozona, TX R+38
- Westfield, WI R+35
- Long Neck, DE R+20
- Lake City, AR R+67
- New Alexandria, PA R+48
- Peapack and Gladstone, NJ Even
- Elko, MN R+34
- Darlington, PA R+48
- Crane, MO R+65
- Carbon Hill, AL R+79
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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.