Negaunee leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Negaunee typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Negaunee, ~39% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Negaunee compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Negaunee leans more Republican than 9 of 24 neighbors.
Negaunee runs about 11 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Negaunee. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+22) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Negaunee 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 Negaunee, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Negaunee votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Negaunee, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Negaunee looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Negaunee 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Negaunee have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- National Mine, MI R+17
- Ishpeming, MI R+12
- Palmer, MI R+19
- Trowbridge Park, MI D+2
- North Lake, MI R+28
- Marquette, MI D+18
- Harvey, MI R+10
- Sands, MI R+14
- Diorite, MI R+29
- Buckroe, MI R+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. James, MO R+48
- Coloma, MI R+22
- Glen Rock, PA R+39
- Otis Orchards, WA R+34
- Raymond, MS R+10
- Willcox, AZ R+37
- Independence, OH R+17
- Boyne City, MI R+19
- Moundville, AL R+16
- Elmore, AL R+48
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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.