Four Towns leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Four Towns typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Four Towns, ~29% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Four Towns compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Four Towns leans more Republican than 17 of 41 neighbors.
Four Towns runs about 35 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Four Towns. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+28), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Four Towns 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 Four Towns, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Four Towns votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 36%, above 83% of cities). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Four Towns fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Four Towns are family households, above 91% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Four Towns, 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 Four Towns looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Four Towns 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Four Towns own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East China, MI R+40
- Marine City, MI R+32
- Peters, MI R+47
- St. Clair, MI R+33
- Anchorville, MI R+47
- Casco, MI R+45
- Rattle Run, MI R+51
- Algonac, MI R+33
- Roberts Landing, MI R+39
- Fair Haven, MI R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Potter, NE R+74
- Cedarcreek, TN R+72
- Mount Eagle, PA R+49
- Cluster Springs, VA R+39
- Walter Crossroad, TN R+73
- Hannasville, PA R+58
- Green Valley, TX R+57
- Table Grove, IL R+51
- Harcum, VA R+40
- Brownton, WV R+61
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.