Minor Beach leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Minor Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Minor Beach, ~37% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Minor Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Minor Beach leans more Republican than 1 of 14 neighbors.
Minor Beach runs about 21 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Minor Beach 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 Minor Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Minor Beach live in densely developed areas, about 26 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Minor Beach, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Minor Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Minor Beach 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Minor Beach own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sunset Beach, MI R+22
- Fayette, MI R+26
- Manistique, MI R+23
- Cooks, MI R+26
- Ossawinamakee Beach, MI R+28
- Thompson, MI R+25
- Fairport, MI R+28
- Garden Corners, MI R+31
- Isabella, MI R+32
- Nahma, MI R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fritchton, IN R+61
- Wende, AL D+35
- London, MN R+41
- Wendell, NH D+4
- Lockhart, MN R+38
- Oakton, KY R+52
- Ridgeville, TN R+69
- Rasselas, PA R+50
- Randolph, IN R+63
- LeRoy, WI R+47
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.