Drummond Island leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Drummond Island typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Drummond Island, ~27% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Drummond Island compares
Drummond Island sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable cities nearby.
Drummond Island runs about 29 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Drummond Island 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 Drummond Island, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Drummond Island sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 14 points above the Michigan average of 83%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Drummond Island, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Drummond Island looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Drummond Island 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Drummond Island own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- DeTour Village, MI R+25
- Goetzville, MI R+33
- Stalwart, MI R+34
- Cedarville, MI R+8
- Barbeau, MI R+34
- Pickford, MI R+34
- Homestead, MI R+20
- Hessel, MI R+22
- Rosedale, MI R+31
- Kincheloe, MI R+6
Cities with Similar Populations
- Elk Horn, IA R+47
- Tridell, UT R+52
- St. Francis, KY R+62
- Springville, PA R+49
- Timothy, NC R+56
- West Charleston, VT R+34
- Taos, MO R+61
- Calvert, KS R+78
- Forest Falls, CA R+21
- New Matamoras, OH R+64
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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.