Ossawinamakee Beach leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Ossawinamakee Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ossawinamakee Beach, ~30% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ossawinamakee Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ossawinamakee Beach leans more Republican than 6 of 15 neighbors.
Ossawinamakee Beach runs about 26 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Ossawinamakee Beach 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 Ossawinamakee Beach, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Ossawinamakee Beach live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Ossawinamakee Beach, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ossawinamakee Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Ossawinamakee Beach 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 98% of households in Ossawinamakee Beach own their home, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Ossawinamakee Beach have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Thompson, MI R+25
- Gulliver, MI R+44
- Steuben, MI R+28
- Garden Corners, MI R+31
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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.