King is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 78% of adults in King typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in King, ~62% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How King compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, King leans more Democratic than 1 of 12 neighbors.
King runs about 60 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and King sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within King. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+35), a spread of about 35 points.
Why King leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for King, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 83% of adults in King hold a bachelor's degree, about 55 points above the U.S. average of 28%. King runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; King, Ann Arbor, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in King looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. King 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in King have completed high school, above 81% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Thurston, Ann Arbor, MI D+66
- Angells, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Logan, Ann Arbor, MI D+62
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Burns Park, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Downtown Pittsfield, Ann Arbor, MI D+59
- Bach, Ann Arbor, MI D+72
- Bryant Pattengill East, Ann Arbor, MI D+64
- Wildwood, Ann Arbor, MI D+78
- Eberwhite, Ann Arbor, MI D+79
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Corwith, Chicago, IL D+30
- North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+65
- Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC Even
- Turner, Kansas City, KS Even
- Riviera, Coral Gables, FL D+20
- Port Gardner, Everett, WA D+34
- Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA D+26
- Forest, Buffalo, NY D+54
- Ingleside, San Francisco, CA D+50
- Hatchville, East Falmouth, MA D+17
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.