Hylas leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Hylas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hylas, ~23% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hylas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Hylas leans more Republican than 25 of 38 neighbors.
Hylas runs about 39 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Hylas 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 Hylas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Hylas sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 15 points above the Michigan average of 83%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Hylas, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Hylas looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hylas 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Hylas have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hardwood, MI R+41
- Foster City, MI R+40
- Perronville, MI R+41
- Ralph, MI R+42
- Felch, MI R+39
- Metropolitan, MI R+41
- Northland, MI R+35
- La Branch, MI R+42
- Waucedah, MI R+38
- Arnold, MI R+36
Cities with Similar Populations
- Egypt Mills, PA R+21
- Baker, ND R+46
- Halfway, WY R+75
- Trading Post, KS R+62
- Tacoma Park, SD R+58
- Meridian, AR R+86
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.