Dunningville leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Dunningville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Dunningville, ~25% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Dunningville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Dunningville leans more Republican than 55 of 73 neighbors.
Dunningville runs about 38 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Dunningville 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 Dunningville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Dunningville are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Dunningville, 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 Dunningville looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Dunningville 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 72%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Dunningville own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Dunningville have completed high school, above 90% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millgrove, MI R+35
- Hamilton, MI R+46
- South Monterey, MI R+43
- Diamond Springs, MI R+46
- Glenn, MI R+37
- Allegan, MI R+26
- Pearl, MI R+25
- East Saugatuck, MI R+32
- Merson, MI R+35
- Chicora, MI R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tippettville, GA R+21
- Rhodes, MS R+89
- Michiana Shores, IN D+6
- Seale, TX R+78
- Conroy, IA R+33
- Kramer, GA R+53
- Northpoint, TN R+64
- Big Cove Tannery, PA R+71
- Lark, WI R+49
- Troy Town, WV R+70
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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.