Hamtramck leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Hamtramck typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamtramck, ~26% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hamtramck compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hamtramck leans more Democratic than 45 of 84 neighbors.
Hamtramck runs about 13 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Hamtramck sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hamtramck. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+84) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+7), a spread of about 91 points.
Why Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Hamtramck live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Hamtramck have never been married, above 93% of cities. Hamtramck runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Hamtramck, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Hamtramck looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Hamtramck is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 46%, about 21 points below the Michigan average of 67%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 38% of households in Hamtramck rent, above 93% of cities. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in Hamtramck report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Highland Park, MI D+85
- Detroit, MI D+13
- Hazel Park, MI D+18
- Center Line, MI D+16
- Ferndale, MI D+53
- Warren, MI D+10
- Pleasant Ridge, MI D+49
- Grosse Pointe Park, MI D+34
- Harper Woods, MI D+65
- Eastpointe, MI D+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Moses Lake, WA R+31
- Eagle Mountain, UT R+48
- Muskogee, OK R+20
- Williamsport, PA R+10
- Pahrump, NV R+39
- Lancaster, TX D+61
- Shenandoah, LA R+6
- Prosper, TX R+26
- Spanish Fork, UT R+48
- Meadow Woods, FL D+12
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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.