Highland Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Highland Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Highland Park, ~63% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Highland Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Highland Park is the most Democratic-leaning.
Highland Park runs about 86 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Highland Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Highland 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 Highland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Highland Park live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Highland Park have never been married, in the top fraction of cities. Highland Park runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Highland Park, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Highland Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Highland 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
- Detroit, MI D+13
- Hamtramck, MI D+11
- Hazel Park, MI D+18
- Ferndale, MI D+53
- Pleasant Ridge, MI D+49
- Oak Park, MI D+59
- Huntington Woods, MI D+47
- Center Line, MI D+16
- Madison Heights, MI D+9
- Warren, MI D+10
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chalfont, PA R+3
- Greenwood Village, CO D+19
- Bedford, NH D+15
- Golden Valley, MN D+44
- Forest, VA R+34
- Albany, CA D+75
- Lochearn, MD D+81
- The Crossings, FL R+21
- Timberwood Park, TX R+15
- Cudahy, CA D+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.