Peters leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 98% of adults in Peters typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Peters, ~26% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Peters compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Peters leans more Republican than 33 of 44 neighbors.
Peters runs about 45 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Peters 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 Peters, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Peters, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 15 points below the Michigan average of 26%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Peters are family households, above 97% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Peters, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Peters looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Peters 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 97% of households in Peters own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Marine City, MI R+32
- Four Towns, MI R+37
- East China, MI R+40
- Algonac, MI R+33
- Roberts Landing, MI R+39
- Fair Haven, MI R+36
- Pearl Beach, MI R+30
- Harsens Island, MI R+33
- Casco, MI R+45
- St. Clair, MI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Salem, TX R+75
- St. Donatus, IA R+40
- Center Rutland, VT R+8
- Maxdale, TX R+30
- Edwina, TN R+70
- Harmony Corners, NY R+14
- Hope, KY R+65
- Cressey, CA R+40
- Bristow, IN R+52
- Edelstein, IL R+33
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.