Edison leans heavily Democratic by roughly 42 points: about 71% of voters vote Democratic and 29% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Edison typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edison, ~45% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edison compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Edison leans more Democratic than 5 of 10 neighbors.
Edison runs about 44 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Edison sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Edison. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+47) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+28), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Edison 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 Edison, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edison votes against the grain of Michigan. Michigan is roughly evenly split, while Edison runs about 44 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 51% of adults in Edison have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Edison, Kalamazoo, MI sits above the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Edison looks the way it does
Turnout in Edison sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Vine, Kalamazoo, MI D+51
- Westnedge Hill, Kalamazoo, MI D+50
- Milwood, Kalamazoo, MI D+28
- South Westnedge, Kalamazoo, MI D+38
- Northside, Kalamazoo, MI D+79
- Western Michigan University-KRPH, Kalamazoo, MI D+51
- Oakland-Winchell, Kalamazoo, MI D+46
- Burke Acres, Kalamazoo, MI D+29
- Knollwood, Kalamazoo, MI D+42
- Arcadia, Kalamazoo, MI D+43
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Bloomfield, Pittsburgh, PA D+64
- Windsor Road, Austin, TX D+41
- Loyal Heights, Seattle, WA D+80
- Lovejoy, Buffalo, NY D+20
- Cortez Hill, San Diego, CA D+50
- The Paseos, Las Vegas, NV R+4
- Cane Ridge, Antioch, TN D+5
- Northeast MacFarlane, Tampa, FL Even
- Carriage Place, Aurora, CO D+19
- Downtown Tempe, Tempe, AZ D+38
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.