Muir leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Muir typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Muir, ~18% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Muir compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Muir leans more Republican than 50 of 59 neighbors.
Muir runs about 47 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Muir 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 Muir, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 6% of adults in Muir hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Michigan average of 26%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Muir drive to work alone, above 90% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Muir, 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 Muir looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Muir 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lyons, MI R+41
- Pewamo, MI R+46
- Palo, MI R+49
- Matherton, MI R+46
- Hubbardston, MI R+48
- Ionia, MI R+15
- Smyrna, MI R+42
- Westphalia, MI R+45
- Shiloh, MI R+47
- Fowler, MI R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Sanator, SD R+52
- Shawneetown, IL R+62
- Big Horn, WY R+56
- Paw Paw, IL R+35
- Belgrade, MN R+56
- Redwood, TX R+8
- Satanta, KS R+67
- Koran, LA R+56
- Hammett, PA R+36
- New Baltimore, OH R+50
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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.