Dicken is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Dicken typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dicken, ~67% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dicken compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Dicken leans more Democratic than 8 of 12 neighbors.
Dicken runs about 72 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Dicken sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Dicken. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+76) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+58), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Dicken 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 Dicken, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 70% of adults in Dicken hold a bachelor's degree, about 41 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dicken runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dicken, Ann Arbor, 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 Dicken looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dicken 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Eberwhite, Ann Arbor, MI D+79
- Lakewood, Ann Arbor, MI D+45
- Wildwood, Ann Arbor, MI D+78
- Bach, Ann Arbor, MI D+72
- Abbot, Ann Arbor, MI D+60
- Bryant Pattengill West, Ann Arbor, MI D+55
- Burns Park, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Angells, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Bryant Pattengill East, Ann Arbor, MI D+64
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Knoxville, Pittsburgh, PA D+59
- North Rosslyn, Arlington, VA D+57
- South East Lake, Birmingham, AL D+71
- North Star, Anchorage, AK D+32
- Franklin South, Provo, UT R+10
- North Sifton-Orchards Area, Orchards, WA Even
- Oakwood Gardens, St. Petersburg, FL D+16
- South Pier, Sheboygan, WI D+12
- Pineapple Park, West Palm Beach, FL R+10
- Richland Hills, Waco, TX D+16
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.