MacKenzie is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 67% of adults in MacKenzie typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in MacKenzie, ~62% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~33% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How MacKenzie compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, MacKenzie leans more Democratic than 20 of 37 neighbors.
MacKenzie runs about 88 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and MacKenzie sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why MacKenzie leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for MacKenzie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in MacKenzie is fewer than 1%, about 72 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 57% of adults in MacKenzie have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods. MacKenzie runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; MacKenzie, Detroit, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in MacKenzie looks the way it does
Turnout in MacKenzie sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Barton-McFarland, Detroit, MI D+87
- Winter Halter, Detroit, MI D+87
- Aviation, Detroit, MI D+88
- Fishkorn, Detroit, MI D+87
- Russell Woods, Detroit, MI D+87
- Harmony Village, Detroit, MI D+87
- Belmont, Detroit, MI D+87
- Schoolcraft Southfield, Detroit, MI D+88
- Grandale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Fitzgerald, Detroit, MI D+88
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
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.