Northmoor leans Democratic by roughly 20 points: about 60% of voters vote Democratic and 40% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Northmoor typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Northmoor, ~36% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Northmoor compares
Northmoor sits in a sparsely populated area with few comparable neighborhoods nearby.
Northmoor runs about 21 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Northmoor sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Northmoor leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Northmoor, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Northmoor votes against the grain of Michigan. Michigan is roughly evenly split, while Northmoor runs about 21 points more Democratic. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 47% of adults in Northmoor have never been married, above 76% of neighborhoods.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with high food insecurity tend to turn out at a lower rate; Northmoor, Saginaw, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Northmoor looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 38% of adults in Northmoor report food insecurity, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Old Saginaw City, Saginaw, MI D+35
- Southwest Saginaw, Saginaw, MI D+27
- Center City, Midland, MI D+5
- Downtown Village of Holly, Holly, MI R+14
- Bailey, East Lansing, MI D+57
- Eastside Lansing, Lansing, MI D+45
- Old Town, Lansing, MI D+47
- Northwestside, Lansing, MI D+36
- Downtown Lansing, Lansing, MI D+57
- Westside Lansing, Lansing, MI D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Westview Park, Woodlawn, MD D+57
- Piedmont Pines, Oakland, CA D+66
- Barnesville Historic District, Barnesville, OH R+52
- Downtown, Superior, WI D+12
- Roosevelt Gardens Area, Norfolk, VA R+8
- Irish Channel, New Orleans, LA D+62
- The Meadows, Sandy Springs, GA D+29
- Oakhurst, Charlotte, NC D+35
- West Eugene, Eugene, OR D+53
- Clapp Park, Lubbock, TX D+6
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.