Farmington Hills, MI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Farmington Hills

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Farmington Hills leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.

 

About 82% of adults in Farmington Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Farmington Hills, ~52% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Farmington Hills compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Farmington Hills leans more Democratic than 73 of 97 neighbors.

Farmington Hills runs about 27 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Farmington Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Farmington Hills. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+34) and the south side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+22), a spread of about 12 points.

Why Farmington Hills 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 Farmington Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. About 96% of residents in Farmington Hills live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Farmington Hills sits in the top quarter (about 58%, above 96% of cities). Farmington Hills runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Farmington Hills, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Farmington Hills looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Farmington Hills 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Farmington Hills have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.