Haslett leans heavily Democratic by roughly 32 points: about 66% of voters vote Democratic and 34% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Haslett typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Haslett, ~60% vote Democratic, ~31% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Haslett compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Haslett leans more Democratic than 49 of 52 neighbors.
Haslett runs about 33 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Haslett sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Haslett. The southwest side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 47 points.
Why Haslett 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 Haslett, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Haslett hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Haslett sits in the top fifth on density (about 59%, above 89% of cities). Haslett runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Haslett, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Haslett looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Haslett 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Haslett have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- East Lansing, MI D+52
- Okemos, MI D+42
- Bath, MI R+4
- Shaftsburg, MI R+20
- Williamston, MI R+2
- Lansing, MI D+38
- Holt, MI D+15
- Laingsburg, MI R+24
- Dewitt, MI Even
- Perry, MI R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coralville, IA D+44
- Kingsland, GA R+30
- Collinsville, OK R+38
- Coronado, CA D+15
- Davidson, NC Even
- North Salt Lake, UT R+5
- Sunland, CA Even
- Clifton, CO R+26
- Matteson, IL D+70
- Corinth, MS R+47
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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.