Lakewood leans heavily Democratic by roughly 44 points: about 72% of voters vote Democratic and 28% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Lakewood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lakewood, ~68% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lakewood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lakewood is the least Democratic-leaning.
Lakewood runs about 46 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Lakewood sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Lakewood. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+62) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+26), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Lakewood 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 Lakewood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 75% of adults in Lakewood hold a bachelor's degree, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Lakewood 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; Lakewood, Ann Arbor, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Lakewood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lakewood 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Dicken, Ann Arbor, MI D+71
- Abbot, Ann Arbor, MI D+60
- Eberwhite, Ann Arbor, MI D+79
- Wildwood, Ann Arbor, MI D+78
- Bach, Ann Arbor, MI D+72
- Bryant Pattengill West, Ann Arbor, MI D+55
- Burns Park, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Angells, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Bryant Pattengill East, Ann Arbor, MI D+64
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Washington Village, Boulder, CO D+77
- North Alameda, Lakewood, CO D+21
- Timmerman West, Milwaukee, WI D+47
- Hamlet, Woonsocket, RI D+19
- Downtown Charlotte, Charlotte, NC D+32
- Willowcreek, Sacramento, CA D+44
- Regent Square, Pittsburgh, PA D+71
- View Ridge-Madison, Everett, WA D+12
- Hubbard-Richard, Detroit, MI D+46
- Lyon Park, Arlington, VA D+56
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.