North Blendon leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 85% of adults in North Blendon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Blendon, ~27% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How North Blendon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, North Blendon leans more Republican than 41 of 74 neighbors.
North Blendon runs about 34 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why North Blendon 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 North Blendon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in North Blendon drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 93% of households in North Blendon are family households, in the top fraction of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Blendon, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in North Blendon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. North Blendon 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in North Blendon own their home, compared to around 79% in nearby cities. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in North Blendon have completed high school, above 98% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Allendale, MI R+3
- Pearline, MI D+25
- Rusk, MI R+42
- Eastmanville, MI R+40
- Lamont, MI R+40
- Borculo, MI R+39
- Hudsonville, MI R+32
- Jenison, MI R+23
- Coopersville, MI R+36
- Marne, MI R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Marshfield, IN R+64
- York, AZ R+59
- Woodstock, NH Even
- Olympus Heights, CO R+22
- Drakes Creek, AR R+63
- Norristown, GA R+69
- Rokeby Lock, OH R+61
- Harmony, VA R+32
- Austwell, TX R+34
- New Salem, KS R+64
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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.