Martin Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Martin Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Martin Park, ~50% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Martin Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Martin Park leans more Democratic than 6 of 34 neighbors.
Martin Park runs about 81 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Martin Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Martin Park. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+88) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+52), a spread of about 36 points.
Why Martin Park 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 Martin Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Martin Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 68% of adults in Martin Park have never been married, above 97% of neighborhoods. Martin Park 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; Martin Park, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter 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 Martin Park looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 41% of adults in Martin Park report food insecurity, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Martin Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Fitzgerald, Detroit, MI D+88
- Bagley, Detroit, MI D+89
- Russell Woods, Detroit, MI D+87
- Harmony Village, Detroit, MI D+87
- Winter Halter, Detroit, MI D+87
- Durfee, Detroit, MI D+85
- Eight Mile Wyoming, Detroit, MI D+88
- Pembroke, Detroit, MI D+89
- State Fair-Nolan, Highland Park, MI D+66
- MacKenzie, Detroit, MI D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wilson-Riverside, San Bernardino, CA D+18
- Juniper Canyon, Prineville, OR R+51
- Mayfair Estates, Taylors, SC R+18
- Stonehaven, El Paso, TX D+14
- Hearth Stone, Indianapolis, IN D+36
- Valley Legacy, Littleton, CO D+16
- Whitman, Spokane, WA Even
- Findlay Downtown Historic District, Findlay, OH R+14
- Sun Gate, San Antonio, TX D+9
- Alberta, Portland, OR D+84
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.