Lachine leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Lachine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lachine, ~23% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lachine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lachine leans more Republican than 12 of 20 neighbors.
Lachine runs about 44 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Lachine 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 Lachine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lachine, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lachine, 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 Lachine looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Lachine own their home, about 10 points above the Michigan average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Spratt, MI R+46
- Herron, MI R+47
- Hillman, MI R+48
- Cathro, MI R+39
- Hubbard Lake, MI R+44
- Posen, MI R+45
- Metz, MI R+46
- Alpena, MI R+16
- Hawks, MI R+45
- Alpena Junction, MI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tremont, MS R+86
- West Paris, ME R+29
- Rubicon, WI R+46
- Toluca, IL R+34
- Ridge, LA R+62
- Brooklyn, IN R+52
- Nickerson, KS R+63
- Sutherlin, VA R+45
- DePew, OK R+63
- Fleming, OH R+56
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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.