Port Hope leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Port Hope typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Port Hope, ~19% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Port Hope compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Port Hope leans more Republican than 12 of 18 neighbors.
Port Hope runs about 48 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Port Hope. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+46), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Port Hope 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 Port Hope, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Port Hope, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 9 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Port Hope, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Port Hope looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Port Hope 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Port Hope own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Redman, MI R+53
- Harbor Beach, MI R+42
- Rapson, MI R+50
- Verona, MI R+52
- Kinde, MI R+47
- Pointe Aux Barques, MI R+26
- Ruth, MI R+53
- Port Austin, MI R+31
- Filion, MI R+49
- Bad Axe, MI R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vamoosa, OK R+67
- Strain, MO R+62
- Weston, LA R+72
- Hobson City, AL D+22
- Humbird, WI R+38
- Seward, OK R+52
- Prairie Ronde, LA R+35
- Marquez, TX R+73
- Coffeeville, AL R+10
- Venango, PA R+48
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.