Mount Clemens leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Mount Clemens typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Clemens, ~40% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Clemens compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Clemens leans more Democratic than 53 of 76 neighbors.
Mount Clemens runs about 15 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Mount Clemens sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Clemens. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+43) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+8), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Mount Clemens 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 Mount Clemens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 97% of residents in Mount Clemens live in densely developed areas, about 60 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Mount Clemens have never been married, above 93% of cities. Mount Clemens 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; Mount Clemens, MI sits in the top tenth 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 Mount Clemens looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Clemens 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
- Clinton Township, MI Even
- Harrison Township, MI R+11
- Sebille Manor, MI R+24
- Macomb, MI R+28
- Fraser, MI R+10
- New Baltimore, MI R+25
- Roseville, MI D+7
- St. Clair Shores, MI R+10
- Sterling Heights, MI R+19
- Utica, MI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highland Village, TX R+27
- Roma, TX R+4
- Manlius, NY D+20
- Pierre, SD R+32
- Galion, OH R+48
- Ballston Lake, NY Even
- Ludington, MI R+9
- Blytheville, AR D+22
- Northborough, MA D+24
- Gardendale, AL R+43
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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.