Fairview leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Fairview typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fairview, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fairview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fairview leans more Republican than 16 of 20 neighbors.
Fairview runs about 44 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Fairview 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 Fairview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Fairview, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Fairview, MI sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Fairview looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fairview 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kneeland, MI R+45
- Comins, MI R+48
- Mio, MI R+44
- McKinley, MI R+43
- Curran, MI R+45
- Red Oak, MI R+45
- Luzerne, MI R+40
- Lewiston, MI R+36
- South Branch, MI R+43
- Atlanta, MI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Panama, OK R+67
- Bulan, KY R+63
- Lacassine, LA R+75
- Laphams Mills, NY R+10
- Sanford, CO R+29
- Gordon, AL R+35
- Adams, NE R+60
- Lake George, MI R+46
- Mathews, VA R+46
- Ravenna, TX R+77
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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.