Lake Margrethe leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Lake Margrethe typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lake Margrethe, ~29% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lake Margrethe compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lake Margrethe leans more Republican than 12 of 24 neighbors.
Lake Margrethe runs about 34 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Lake Margrethe 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 Margrethe, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Lake Margrethe hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lake Margrethe, MI sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Lake Margrethe looks the way it does
Turnout in Lake Margrethe sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grayling, MI R+29
- McIntyre Landing, MI R+29
- Higgins Lake, MI R+22
- Roscommon, MI R+25
- Frederic, MI R+34
- Meads Landing, MI R+36
- Houghton Point, MI R+29
- Moorestown, MI R+52
- O'neil, MI R+46
- Waters, MI R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Augustine, IL R+45
- North Branch Depot, NJ R+5
- Thayer Corners, NY R+36
- Lowsville, WV R+24
- Boneta, UT R+88
- Downey, IA R+28
- Park View, WV R+60
- Fisher, AR R+70
- Big Springs, WV R+69
- Alta, UT D+55
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.