Mount Carmel leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Mount Carmel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Carmel, ~35% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Carmel compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mount Carmel leans more Republican than 3 of 4 neighbors.
Mount Carmel runs about 5 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Mount Carmel. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+10), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Mount Carmel, about 85% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 28%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mount Carmel, Wyandotte, MI sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Carmel looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Carmel sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Downtown Wyandotte, Wyandotte, MI Even
- Fordville, Southgate, MI R+8
- Emmons Orchard, Lincoln Park, MI R+3
- Boynton, Detroit, MI D+85
- Snow Woods, Dearborn, MI Even
- Southwestern Outer Drive, Dearborn, MI D+3
- Springwells, Detroit, MI D+29
- East Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, MI R+20
- Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI D+28
- West Downtown Dearborn, Dearborn, MI D+8
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- O Henry Oaks, Greensboro, NC D+60
- Garrison, Owings Mills, MD D+41
- Rosewood, Austin, TX D+62
- Alamance Hills, Burlington, NC D+31
- West Park, Canton, OH D+16
- Mountain View, South Valley, NM D+12
- Rufus King, Milwaukee, WI D+87
- East Village, Cuyahoga Falls, OH D+7
- Centerville, West Warwick, RI D+7
- Cobblestone, Jacksonville, FL R+5
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.