Nisula leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Nisula typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nisula, ~25% vote Democratic, ~36% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nisula compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nisula leans more Republican than 9 of 31 neighbors.
Nisula runs about 17 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Nisula 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 Nisula, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Nisula live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Nisula, MI sits in the bottom quarter 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 Nisula looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nisula 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- White, MI R+15
- Winona, MI R+19
- Mass City, MI R+25
- Greenland, MI R+27
- Pelkie, MI R+23
- Arnheim, MI R+23
- Toivola, MI R+28
- Rockland, MI R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Adrian, WA R+49
- Wetmore, OR R+49
- Kirklands Crossroads, AL R+66
- Kinzua, OR R+49
- Intracoastal City, LA R+83
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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.