Nine Mile leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Nine Mile typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nine Mile, ~21% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nine Mile compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nine Mile leans more Republican than 33 of 35 neighbors.
Nine Mile runs about 46 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Nine Mile 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 Nine Mile, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 11% of adults in Nine Mile hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nine Mile, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Nine Mile looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nine Mile 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Nine Mile own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Worth, MI R+43
- Bentley, MI R+50
- Pinconning, MI R+41
- Whites Beach, MI R+40
- Standish, MI R+38
- Rhodes, MI R+42
- Sterling, MI R+45
- Linwood, MI R+39
- Omer, MI R+44
- Winegars, MI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Metcalf Gap, TX R+73
- Hoover, SD R+86
- William, WV R+44
- Studley, KS R+83
- Fort Griffin, TX R+83
- Four Mile, MS R+35
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.