Hardwood leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Hardwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hardwood, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hardwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hardwood leans more Republican than 28 of 35 neighbors.
Hardwood runs about 40 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Hardwood 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 Hardwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Hardwood live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Hardwood, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hardwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hardwood 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Hardwood own their home, above 80% of cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Hardwood have completed high school, above 97% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hylas, MI R+40
- Foster City, MI R+40
- Perronville, MI R+41
- Ralph, MI R+42
- Felch, MI R+39
- Northland, MI R+35
- Metropolitan, MI R+41
- La Branch, MI R+42
- Arnold, MI R+36
- Waucedah, MI R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Altonah, UT R+83
- Sparta, VA R+30
- Finger, NC R+67
- Somerset, IL R+61
- Soperton, WI R+36
- Dewart, PA R+54
- Independence, NY R+47
- New Lands, NC R+41
- Peniel, TX R+52
- Carbon, IA R+54
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.