Point Nipigon leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 85% of adults in Point Nipigon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Point Nipigon, ~30% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Point Nipigon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Point Nipigon leans more Republican than 23 of 28 neighbors.
Point Nipigon runs about 28 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Point Nipigon. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+32) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Point Nipigon 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 Point Nipigon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Point Nipigon drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Point Nipigon, MI does.
Why turnout in Point Nipigon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Point Nipigon 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 67%, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mullett Lake, MI R+29
- Cheboygan, MI R+22
- Birchwood, MI R+27
- Long Point, MI R+20
- Pointe Aux Pins, MI R+14
- Carp Lake, MI R+25
- Van, MI R+34
- Mackinaw City, MI R+20
- Levering, MI R+27
- Weadock, MI R+35
Cities with Similar Populations
- Greenway, AR R+67
- Grenville, SD R+31
- Du Pont, GA R+59
- Buena Vista, CA R+42
- Tacoma, CO D+10
- Kilbourne, IL R+57
- Lake Marian Highlands, FL R+67
- Johnson, IN R+61
- Douglas, NE R+46
- Riplinger, WI R+53
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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.