Linden leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Linden typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Linden, ~38% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Linden compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Linden leans more Republican than 27 of 61 neighbors.
Linden runs about 21 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Linden. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Linden 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 Linden, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Linden votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 43%, modestly above the Michigan average of 31%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Linden, MI does.
Why turnout in Linden looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Linden 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Linden own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Linden have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Fenton, MI R+20
- Deerfield Center, MI R+35
- Gaines, MI R+33
- Rankin, MI R+18
- Cohoctah, MI R+40
- Byron, MI R+40
- Parshallville, MI R+29
- Holly, MI R+22
- New Salem, MI R+41
- Swartz Creek, MI R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Streator, IL R+21
- Hollins, VA R+16
- Chaparral, NM R+9
- Bordentown, NJ D+14
- Badger, AK R+25
- Lowell, IN R+39
- Wilmington, OH R+41
- Hazlet, NJ R+26
- Calera, AL R+19
- Dandridge, TN R+60
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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.