Dearborn Hills is a true toss-up. About 49% of voters here vote Democratic and 51% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Dearborn Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dearborn Hills, ~45% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dearborn Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Dearborn Hills sits roughly in the middle of the political spectrum, with 9 neighbors leaning further in the place's direction and 0 leaning the other way.
Politically, Dearborn Hills sits close to the rest of Michigan.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Dearborn Hills. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+7) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+5), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Dearborn Hills 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 Dearborn Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density pulls a place toward Democrats and a high white share pulls it toward Republicans. In Dearborn Hills the two roughly cancel.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dearborn Hills, Dearborn, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Dearborn Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dearborn Hills 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Dearborn Hills own their home, compared to around 59% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, MI D+8
- Southwestern Outer Drive, Dearborn, MI D+3
- Park, Redford, MI D+79
- Warrendale, Detroit, MI D+61
- Snow Woods, Dearborn, MI Even
- Garden View, Detroit, MI D+80
- Weatherby, Detroit, MI D+86
- Franklin Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Castle Rouge, Detroit, MI D+82
- East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, MI R+20
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Atlantic City Inlet, Atlantic City, NJ D+57
- Belle Haven, Menlo Park, CA D+50
- Crabapple, Milton, GA R+6
- Biedeman, Camden, NJ D+43
- West End, Duluth, MN D+32
- Tri-Village, Columbus, OH D+48
- Coeur D'Alene Place, Coeur d'Alene, ID R+43
- Indian Springs, The Woodlands, TX R+34
- Groesbeck, Cincinnati, OH R+4
- Concord, Staten Island, NY D+6
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.