Lum leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Lum typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lum, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lum compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lum leans more Republican than 32 of 58 neighbors.
Lum runs about 44 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Lum 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 Lum, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Lum are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Lum, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Lum looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lum 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Lum 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.
Nearby Cities
- Attica, MI R+44
- Imlay City, MI R+38
- Five Lakes, MI R+45
- Hunters Creek, MI R+36
- North Branch, MI R+46
- Burnside, MI R+52
- Barnes Lake-Millers Lake, MI R+40
- Lapeer, MI R+30
- Dryden, MI R+43
- Thornville, MI R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Commiskey, IN R+61
- Elgin, NE R+76
- Walhalla, ND R+51
- South Riley, MI R+23
- Collins, IA R+38
- Gilbertville, IA R+38
- Crawford, NE R+61
- Round Mountain, TX R+53
- Peniel Crossroads, SC R+5
- Shawboro, NC R+50
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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.