Goodrich leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Goodrich typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodrich, ~35% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodrich compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodrich leans more Republican than 45 of 69 neighbors.
Goodrich runs about 29 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Goodrich 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 Goodrich, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Goodrich votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 28%, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Goodrich are family households, above 88% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Goodrich, 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 Goodrich looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Goodrich 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Goodrich own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Goodrich have completed high school, above 92% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Atlas, MI R+31
- Hadley, MI R+37
- Kerr Hill, MI R+38
- Ortonville, MI R+29
- Newark, MI R+24
- Grand Blanc, MI D+4
- Davison, MI R+14
- Metamora, MI R+34
- Burton, MI R+4
- Holly, MI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Taylor Mill, KY R+22
- Lewisberry, PA R+38
- Mount Pleasant, TN R+52
- Glen Head, NY R+12
- Cochituate, MA D+43
- Greensburg, KY R+66
- Monessen, PA D+4
- Oakmont, PA D+21
- Valatie, NY D+3
- Booneville, AR R+65
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.