Five Points, Detroit, MI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Five Points

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

Five Points is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Five Points typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Five Points, ~56% vote Democratic, ~8% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Five Points compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Five Points leans more Democratic than 1 of 15 neighbors.

Five Points runs about 75 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Five Points sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Why Five Points 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 Five Points, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Five Points votes against the grain of Michigan. Michigan is roughly evenly split, while Five Points runs about 75 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in Five Points have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.

Park access and Democratic lean

Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; Five Points, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.

Why turnout in Five Points looks the way it does

Turnout in Five Points sits close to the national pattern. 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.