Keweenaw Bay leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Keweenaw Bay typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keweenaw Bay, ~21% vote Democratic, ~38% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Keweenaw Bay compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Keweenaw Bay leans more Republican than 35 of 37 neighbors.
Keweenaw Bay runs about 29 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Keweenaw Bay 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 Keweenaw Bay, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Keweenaw Bay live in densely developed areas, about 27 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Keweenaw Bay, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Keweenaw Bay looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 24% of adults in Keweenaw Bay report food insecurity, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 82% of adults in Keweenaw Bay have completed high school, below 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Klingville, MI R+15
- Elo, MI R+23
- Baraga, MI Even
- Zeba, MI R+19
- Tapiola, MI R+18
- L'Anse, MI R+17
- Arnheim, MI R+23
- Portage Entry, MI R+12
- Pelkie, MI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Thornton, NH D+3
- Sprule, KY R+81
- Freeland, NC R+64
- East Fryeburg, ME R+33
- Minden, WV R+52
- Paoli, CO R+64
- St. Philip, IN R+36
- New London, AR R+59
- Perry Mills, NY R+19
- Tin Cup, TN R+63
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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.