Riverland leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Riverland typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverland, ~26% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverland compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riverland leans more Republican than 19 of 34 neighbors.
Riverland runs about 35 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Riverland 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 Riverland, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Riverland drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Riverland fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Riverland are family households, above 87% of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Riverland, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Riverland looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Riverland 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 96% of households in Riverland own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Tesch, MI R+37
- Schaffer, MI R+39
- Groos, MI R+34
- Bark River, MI R+36
- Wells, MI R+23
- Escanaba, MI R+11
- Ford River, MI R+33
- Cornell, MI R+39
- Gladstone, MI R+23
- Whitney, MI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Verdi, TX R+59
- Batesville, TX D+8
- Ermine, KY R+66
- Cannon Ball, ND D+40
- Schram City, IL R+52
- East Lemon, PA R+41
- Pulaski, GA R+31
- Hickory Valley, TN R+8
- Sugarloaf, CA R+20
- North Clymer, NY R+55
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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.