Norwood leans Republican by roughly 20 points: about 40% of voters vote Democratic and 60% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Norwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Norwood, ~35% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Norwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Norwood leans more Republican than 22 of 29 neighbors.
Norwood runs about 19 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Norwood 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 Norwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 80% of households in Norwood are family households, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Norwood, MI does.
Why turnout in Norwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Norwood 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Norwood have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ellsworth, MI R+26
- Charlevoix, MI R+10
- Eastport, MI R+14
- Ironton, MI R+10
- Central Lake, MI R+21
- Northport, MI D+10
- Burgess, MI R+10
- East Jordan, MI R+31
- Pleasant Valley, MI R+37
- Horton Bay, MI R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- East Dover, ME R+32
- Selman City, TX R+65
- Agness, OR R+10
- Lawson, MI R+17
- Crichton, LA R+3
- Gravelly, AR R+71
- Laurel Grove, VA R+52
- Goodnight, KY R+60
- Slandsville, SC R+29
- Webatuck, NY R+18
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.