Leland leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Leland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Leland, ~41% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Leland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Leland leans more Republican than 17 of 27 neighbors.
Leland runs about 6 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Leland 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 Leland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Leland live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Leland, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Leland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Leland 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Leland own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Leland have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lake Leelanau, MI Even
- Suttons Bay, MI D+9
- Isadore, MI R+4
- Omena, MI D+8
- Northport, MI D+10
- Glen Haven, MI Even
- Cedar, MI R+5
- Maple City, MI R+10
- Old Mission, MI D+25
- Glen Arbor, MI D+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bomoseen, VT R+10
- Estelline, SD R+52
- La Grulla, TX R+6
- Maple Hill, KS R+54
- Harnell Park, MN R+19
- Griggsville, IL R+62
- Harrisville, NY R+49
- Reeds, MO R+70
- Saline, LA R+39
- Nakina, NC R+65
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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.