Hazel Park leans Democratic by roughly 18 points: about 59% of voters vote Democratic and 41% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Hazel Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hazel Park, ~43% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hazel Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hazel Park leans more Democratic than 62 of 88 neighbors.
Hazel Park runs about 19 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Hazel Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Hazel Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+28) and the north side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Hazel Park 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 Hazel Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Hazel Park 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 47% of adults in Hazel Park have never been married, above 97% of cities. Hazel Park 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; Hazel Park, 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 Hazel Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Hazel Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ferndale, MI D+53
- Pleasant Ridge, MI D+49
- Highland Park, MI D+85
- Madison Heights, MI D+9
- Warren, MI D+10
- Center Line, MI D+16
- Huntington Woods, MI D+47
- Royal Oak, MI D+32
- Oak Park, MI D+59
- Hamtramck, MI D+11
Cities with Similar Populations
- Malibu, CA D+27
- Brookside, DE D+24
- Hooksett, NH D+6
- Dayton, NV R+42
- Marshall, MO R+25
- Whiteville, NC R+23
- Cherry Hill Mall, NJ D+26
- Greendale, WI D+4
- Williamsburg, KY R+69
- Sunbury, PA R+34
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.