Riverside leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Riverside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Riverside, ~24% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Riverside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Riverside leans more Republican than 31 of 43 neighbors.
Riverside runs about 36 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Riverside 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 Riverside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Riverside live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Riverside, MI does.
Why turnout in Riverside looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Riverside 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and more than 99% of households in Riverside own their home, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Harsens Island, MI R+33
- Roberts Landing, MI R+39
- Pearl Beach, MI R+30
- Algonac, MI R+33
- Sebille Manor, MI R+24
- Fair Haven, MI R+36
- Peters, MI R+47
- Harrison Township, MI R+11
- Marine City, MI R+32
- New Baltimore, MI R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Almo, ID R+84
- Plateau City, CO R+53
- New Pine Creek, CA R+57
- Hobbs, MD R+45
- Lickingville, PA R+61
- Emigrant Gap, CA R+12
- Faulkner, IA R+56
- Alder, MT R+51
- Skyland, VA R+56
- McKendree, VA R+31
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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.