Lacota leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Lacota typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lacota, ~37% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lacota compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lacota leans more Republican than 14 of 61 neighbors.
Lacota runs about 15 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lacota. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+2) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+29), a spread of about 32 points.
Why Lacota 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 Lacota, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lacota votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 20%, modestly below the Michigan average of 31%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Local retail density and voter turnout
Places with dense local retail within a mile tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lacota, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Nearby retail does not change how people vote; it reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Lacota looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lacota 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- South Haven, MI Even
- Kibbie, MI R+25
- Palisades Park, MI R+5
- Covert, MI Even
- Bangor, MI R+19
- Breedsville, MI R+31
- Grand Junction, MI R+31
- Leisure, MI R+16
- McDonald, MI R+35
- Toquin, MI R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Albright, WV R+66
- Connoquenessing, PA R+39
- Carney, OK R+70
- Granville, WV R+5
- Barrackville, WV R+39
- Roberts, ID R+76
- Oolitic, IN R+47
- Higden, AR R+66
- Loveville, MD R+24
- Princeton, ME R+17
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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.