Lathrop leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Lathrop typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lathrop, ~23% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lathrop compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lathrop leans more Republican than 33 of 42 neighbors.
Lathrop runs about 36 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Lathrop 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 Lathrop, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Lathrop, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 13 points below the Michigan average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Lathrop sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 2%, below 94% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lathrop, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lathrop looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lathrop 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Lathrop own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Kiva, MI R+27
- New Swanzy, MI R+21
- Arnold, MI R+36
- Little Lake, MI R+20
- Trenary, MI R+27
- Ladoga, MI R+17
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alzada, MT R+80
- Chestnutridge, MO R+59
- Keller, IN R+43
- Keota, CO R+73
- Drummond, ID R+67
- Wynnburg, TN R+72
- Duncanville, VA R+73
- Pogue, PA R+74
- Calder, ID R+41
- Holland, IL R+67
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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.