Marion Springs leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Marion Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Marion Springs, ~22% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Marion Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Marion Springs leans more Republican than 44 of 55 neighbors.
Marion Springs runs about 44 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Marion Springs 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 Marion Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Marion Springs, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Michigan average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Marion Springs drive to work alone, above 90% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Marion Springs, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Marion Springs looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Marion Springs 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 66%, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Marion Springs own their home, above 81% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brant, MI R+45
- Fenmore, MI R+46
- Sickles, MI R+49
- Nelson, MI R+43
- Rathbone, MI R+51
- Bannister, MI R+48
- St. Charles, MI R+36
- Merrill, MI R+44
- Oakley, MI R+40
- Ashley, MI R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shiloh, NC R+54
- Mannsville, KY R+69
- Quimby, IA R+54
- Petersburgh, OH R+59
- Kyles Ford, TN R+76
- Beatrice, AL R+5
- Flagg Center, IL R+33
- Vernon Center, MN R+48
- Payne Beach, NY R+23
- Indian Springs, NC R+29
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.