Lake George leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Lake George typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake George, ~23% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake George compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake George leans more Republican than 23 of 34 neighbors.
Lake George runs about 44 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Lake George 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 Lake George, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Lake George hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Lake George, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Lake George looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lake George 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 61%, about 6 points below the Michigan average of 67%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in Lake George 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
- Temple, MI R+48
- Lake, MI R+42
- Farwell, MI R+40
- Moddersville, MI R+43
- Harrison, MI R+40
- Dover, MI R+53
- Clare, MI R+28
- Sears, MI R+46
- Colonville, MI R+55
- Marion, MI R+52
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ravenna, TX R+77
- Pateros, WA R+27
- Hatchbend, FL R+75
- Harrells, NC R+8
- Mount Blanchard, OH R+62
- Goshen, OR R+5
- Mathews, VA R+46
- Yermo, CA R+49
- Fairview, MI R+45
- Laphams Mills, NY R+10
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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.