Pulaski is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Pulaski typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pulaski, ~51% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pulaski compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pulaski leans more Democratic than 15 of 23 neighbors.
Pulaski runs about 87 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Pulaski sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Pulaski leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Pulaski, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Pulaski live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in Pulaski have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods. Pulaski runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Pulaski, Detroit, MI sits in the top tenth 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 Pulaski looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 49% of adults in Pulaski report food insecurity, about 32 points above the U.S. average of 16%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Pulaski sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Van Steuban, Detroit, MI D+84
- Mohican Regent, Detroit, MI D+85
- Lasalle College Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Regent Park, Detroit, MI D+85
- Conner, Detroit, MI D+86
- Burbank, Detroit, MI D+79
- Denby, Detroit, MI D+85
- Ravendale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Pershing, Detroit, MI D+86
- Kranz Woods, Detroit, MI D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- City Center North, Aurora, CO D+45
- Grandale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Daybreak, South Jordan, UT Even
- Eastern Hills, Dayton, OH R+9
- Junior College Neighborhood Assc., Santa Rosa, CA D+62
- Wakefield, Tucson, AZ D+43
- North Shoal Creek, Austin, TX D+51
- West Gate, Toledo, OH D+34
- North Country Meadows, Oildale, CA R+42
- Shadow Hills, Sunland, CA R+6
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.