Keego Harbor leans slightly Democratic by roughly 8 points: about 54% of voters vote Democratic and 46% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Keego Harbor typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keego Harbor, ~45% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Keego Harbor compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Keego Harbor leans more Democratic than 52 of 89 neighbors.
Keego Harbor runs about 9 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole.
Why Keego Harbor 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 Keego Harbor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 90% of residents in Keego Harbor live in densely developed areas, about 53 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Keego Harbor sits in the top quarter (about 44%, above 90% of cities).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Keego Harbor, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Keego Harbor looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Keego Harbor 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Keego Harbor have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sylvan Lake, MI D+11
- Orchard Lake Village, MI R+7
- West Bloomfield, MI D+14
- Waterford, MI R+6
- Pontiac, MI D+53
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Lake Angelus, MI R+19
- Franklin, MI D+19
- Auburn Hills, MI D+23
- Bingham Farms, MI D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Jal, NM R+56
- North Monroe, LA R+8
- Guttenberg, IA R+35
- South Boardman, MI R+46
- Millican, TX R+44
- Berlin Heights, OH R+36
- Cheswold, DE D+12
- New Boston, OH R+36
- Douglass, TX R+71
- Urbana, IA R+39
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.