Kinderhook leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Kinderhook typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kinderhook, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kinderhook compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kinderhook leans more Republican than 18 of 73 neighbors.
Kinderhook runs about 43 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Kinderhook 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 Kinderhook, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Kinderhook are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kinderhook, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kinderhook looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kinderhook 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Kinderhook own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Canada Shores, MI R+35
- East Gilead, MI R+50
- Fremont, IN R+45
- Nevada Mills, IN R+49
- Crystal Beach, MI R+41
- Gilead, MI R+52
- Montgomery, MI R+60
- Orland, IN R+52
- Angola, IN R+40
- Clear Lake, IN R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Folsomdale, NY R+50
- West Leyden, NY R+58
- Mount Carbon, WV R+16
- Whitehouse, KY R+72
- Palo, MN R+25
- Holland, MN R+63
- Clay Springs, AZ R+63
- Sherwood Forest, FL R+27
- Hooker, GA R+71
- Brisbin, PA R+61
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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.