Prescott leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Prescott typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Prescott, ~24% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Prescott compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Prescott leans more Republican than 10 of 28 neighbors.
Prescott runs about 39 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Prescott. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Prescott 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 Prescott, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Prescott hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Prescott, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Prescott looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Prescott own their home, about 8 points above the Michigan average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Skidway Lake, MI R+45
- Selkirk, MI R+45
- Alger, MI R+42
- Twining, MI R+45
- Whittemore, MI R+45
- Greenwood, MI R+48
- West Branch, MI R+37
- Sterling, MI R+45
- Lupton, MI R+41
- Omer, MI R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Independence, VA R+52
- Gordo, AL R+55
- Freeland, MD R+26
- Jennings, FL R+41
- Waterbury, VT D+20
- Marionville, MO R+60
- Galesville, WI R+23
- St. James City, FL R+41
- Minden, NE R+57
- Mason, TN R+7
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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.