Deerton leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Deerton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Deerton, ~34% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Deerton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Deerton leans more Republican than 6 of 28 neighbors.
Deerton runs about 6 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Deerton 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 Deerton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Deerton live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Deerton are family households, above 76% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Deerton, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Deerton looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Deerton 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Deerton own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Deerton have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sand River, MI R+7
- Rumely, MI R+10
- Eben Junction, MI R+16
- Mangum, MI Even
- Au Train, MI R+4
- Dukes, MI R+14
- Lawson, MI R+17
- Chatham, MI R+15
- Slapneck, MI R+18
- Ladoga, MI R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Satartia, MS R+66
- Parlin, CO Even
- Moffett, OK R+48
- Cortland, IN R+65
- Willisville, AR R+32
- Vineyard, TX R+82
- Cycle, NC R+64
- Mule Creek, NM R+40
- Lamero, KY R+72
- Slapneck, MI R+18
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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.