Mcbrides is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mcbrides typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mcbrides, ~17% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mcbrides compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mcbrides leans more Republican than 60 of 61 neighbors.
Mcbrides runs about 49 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Mcbrides 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 Mcbrides, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Mcbrides drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Mcbrides sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 80% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Mcbrides are family households, above 78% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Mcbrides, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Mcbrides looks the way it does
Turnout in Mcbrides sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McBride, MI R+50
- Edmore, MI R+44
- Westville, MI R+47
- Cedar Lake, MI R+49
- Stanton, MI R+43
- Vestaburg, MI R+51
- Crystal, MI R+46
- Wyman, MI R+46
- Elm Hall, MI R+49
- Six Lakes, MI R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yorkville, CA D+30
- Three Notch, AL D+70
- Eden, IL R+49
- Beaux Arts Village, WA D+48
- Laddsburg, PA R+60
- Relampago, TX R+11
- Concord, NE R+64
- Mendon, MO R+70
- Wautubbee, MS R+60
- Comfort, NC R+45
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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.