Mass City leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Mass City typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mass City, ~21% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mass City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mass City leans more Republican than 14 of 23 neighbors.
Mass City runs about 23 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mass City. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+27) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Mass City 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 Mass City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Mass City live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Mass City, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mass City looks the way it does
High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, mostly because the housing stress common in those areas makes voting harder. Mass City sits in the top 15% nationally on a violent-crime measure. See CrimeGrade for more details. Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Mass City sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Greenland, MI R+27
- Nisula, MI R+19
- Rockland, MI R+29
- Winona, MI R+19
- White, MI R+15
- North Paynesville, MI R+24
- Paynesville, MI R+24
- Ontonagon, MI R+27
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rothville, MO R+69
- New Prospect, WI R+50
- Revere, MO R+63
- Lawrenceville, AL R+41
- Hardy, MS R+57
- Coalton, IL R+58
- Walden, OR R+29
- Glen Haven, CO R+15
- Ericson, NE R+73
- Quaker, KS R+65
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.