Luna Pier leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Luna Pier typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Luna Pier, ~39% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Luna Pier compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Luna Pier leans more Republican than 15 of 73 neighbors.
Luna Pier runs about 16 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Luna Pier. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+36) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+14), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Luna Pier 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 Luna Pier, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Luna Pier votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 67%, far above the Michigan average of 31%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
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 Luna Pier, MI does.
Why turnout in Luna Pier looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Luna Pier 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Luna Pier have completed high school, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- La Salle, MI R+40
- Erie, MI R+32
- Bolles Harbor, MI R+18
- Detroit Beach, MI R+26
- Samaria, MI R+40
- Temperance, MI R+27
- Monroe, MI R+17
- Harbor View, OH R+39
- Ida, MI R+43
- Lambertville, MI R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dollar Bay, MI Even
- Silk Hope, NC R+23
- Bird Island, MN R+57
- Austinville, VA R+68
- Brooksville, MS D+54
- Villa, OH R+35
- Susquehanna, PA R+50
- George, IA R+61
- Chinook, MT R+39
- Hilltop Lakes, TX R+77
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.