Mount Vernon leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Mount Vernon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Vernon, ~23% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Vernon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Vernon leans more Republican than 45 of 57 neighbors.
Mount Vernon runs about 48 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Mount Vernon 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 Vernon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 83% of households in Mount Vernon are family households, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mount Vernon, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally 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 Vernon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Mount Vernon 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 96% of households in Mount Vernon own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Columbus, MI R+48
- Anchorville, MI R+47
- Rattle Run, MI R+51
- Richmond, MI R+38
- Muttonville, MI R+48
- Goodells, MI R+49
- Casco, MI R+45
- Memphis, MI R+51
- Thornton, MI R+45
- St. Clair, MI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fargo, OR R+20
- Houstonville, NC R+64
- Pottersville, VT R+9
- Purdin, MO R+70
- Mount Pleasant, IL R+59
- Brunsville, IA R+60
- Wendover, KY R+71
- Indian Lake, PA R+59
- Roby, MO R+71
- Meservey, IA R+47
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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.