Higgins Lake leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Higgins Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Higgins Lake, ~41% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~-4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Higgins Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Higgins Lake is the least Republican-leaning.
Higgins Lake runs about 21 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Higgins Lake. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+38) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+12), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Higgins Lake leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Higgins Lake. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Higgins Lake, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Higgins Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Higgins Lake 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Higgins Lake own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Roscommon, MI R+25
- Meads Landing, MI R+36
- Houghton Point, MI R+29
- Lake Margrethe, MI R+35
- Houghton Lake, MI R+29
- Houghton Lake Heights, MI R+35
- Prudenville, MI R+27
- Grayling, MI R+29
- Moorestown, MI R+52
- Merritt, MI R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kirkersville, OH R+42
- Shumway, IL R+64
- War, WV R+68
- Medicine Lake, MN D+41
- Poughkeepsie, AR R+69
- Jonah, TX R+26
- Springer, OK R+65
- Silverstreet, SC R+31
- Farmville, GA R+73
- Fleetwood, AL R+76
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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.