Macatawa leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Macatawa typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macatawa, ~45% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Macatawa compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Macatawa leans more Republican than 7 of 49 neighbors.
Macatawa runs about 5 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Macatawa 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 Macatawa, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Macatawa votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 35%, above 83% of cities). 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 Macatawa, MI does.
Why turnout in Macatawa looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Macatawa 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 94% of households in Macatawa own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Macatawa have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holland, MI Even
- Saugatuck, MI D+6
- East Saugatuck, MI R+32
- Port Sheldon, MI R+19
- Douglas, MI D+5
- New Richmond, MI R+40
- Overisel, MI R+45
- Zeeland, MI R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brookville, NJ R+27
- Lake View Pines, NM R+9
- Loma Alta, TX R+73
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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.