K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 97% of adults in K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, ~43% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base compares
Among cities within 25 miles, K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base leans more Republican than 10 of 37 neighbors.
K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base runs about 11 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base 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 K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base live in densely developed areas, about 27 points below the Michigan average of 31%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base are family households, above 80% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, MI sits in the bottom quarter 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 K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Skandia, MI R+13
- Gwinn, MI R+19
- Sands, MI R+14
- Little Lake, MI R+20
- Green Garden, MI R+3
- Dukes, MI R+14
- New Swanzy, MI R+21
- Harvey, MI R+10
- Mangum, MI Even
- Austin, MI R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Gholsonville, VA R+10
- Spires, IL R+55
- Mance, PA R+72
- Lowland, NC R+38
- Marrtown, ME D+16
- Deckers Point, PA R+67
- Centertown, PA R+51
- Rocky Branch, TX R+60
- Canton, IN R+62
- Long Branch, IL R+62
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.