Denby is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Denby typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Denby, ~58% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Denby compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Denby leans more Democratic than 9 of 17 neighbors.
Denby runs about 87 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Denby sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Denby 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 Denby, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Denby is about 3%, about 69 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 64% of adults in Denby have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods. Denby runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Denby, Detroit, MI sits in the top 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 Denby looks the way it does
Turnout in Denby sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Yorkshire Woods, Detroit, MI D+85
- Burbank, Detroit, MI D+79
- East English Village, Detroit, MI D+83
- Regent Park, Detroit, MI D+85
- Morningside, Detroit, MI D+85
- Finney, Grosse Pointe, MI D+66
- Chandler Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Conner, Detroit, MI D+86
- Ravendale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Mohican Regent, Detroit, MI D+85
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Riverside, Austin, TX D+49
- Atlantic Beaches, Atlantic Beach, FL R+15
- Parkrose, Portland, OR D+35
- Southwest, Wichita, KS Even
- Family Acres, Lincoln, NE Even
- Southside, Toledo, OH D+34
- Mount Bowdoin, Boston, MA D+65
- Baldwin Park, Orlando, FL D+10
- Washington Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Old North End, Burlington, VT D+72
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.