Maple Rapids leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Maple Rapids typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maple Rapids, ~23% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maple Rapids compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maple Rapids leans more Republican than 23 of 55 neighbors.
Maple Rapids runs about 42 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Maple Rapids 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 Maple Rapids, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Maple Rapids, about 94% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Maple Rapids, 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 Maple Rapids looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Maple Rapids 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Perrinton, MI R+46
- Fowler, MI R+48
- Matherton, MI R+46
- Middleton, MI R+48
- St. Johns, MI R+21
- Pompeii, MI R+48
- Hubbardston, MI R+48
- New Haven Center, MI R+50
- Pewamo, MI R+46
- Carson City, MI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bois D Arc, MO R+63
- Hector, AR R+69
- Fort Thompson, SD D+30
- La Pryor, TX R+6
- Autaugaville, AL Even
- South Effingham, NH R+26
- Doyle, TN R+71
- Hill City, MN R+37
- Longville, MN R+24
- Mayesville, SC D+19
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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.