New Swanzy leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 74% of adults in New Swanzy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in New Swanzy, ~29% vote Democratic, ~45% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How New Swanzy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, New Swanzy leans more Republican than 22 of 39 neighbors.
New Swanzy runs about 20 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why New Swanzy 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 New Swanzy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 79% of households in New Swanzy are family households, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; New Swanzy, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in New Swanzy looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. New Swanzy 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 New Swanzy own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in New Swanzy have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Austin, MI R+29
- Little Lake, MI R+20
- Gwinn, MI R+19
- McFarland, MI R+33
- Princeton, MI R+28
- K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, MI R+12
- Skandia, MI R+13
- Lathrop, MI R+37
- Sands, MI R+14
- Dukes, MI R+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kaneville, PA R+58
- Palmer, KY R+65
- Fellows, CA R+80
- Shacklefords, VA R+34
- Wesley, GA R+60
- Williston, NY R+42
- New London, WA R+30
- Lehigh, IL R+48
- Lockville, OH R+27
- Gillespie, VA R+69
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.