Roberts Landing leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Roberts Landing typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roberts Landing, ~27% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roberts Landing compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roberts Landing leans more Republican than 33 of 48 neighbors.
Roberts Landing runs about 38 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Roberts Landing 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 Roberts Landing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Roberts Landing votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 27%, about 9 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Roberts Landing sits in the bottom quarter (about 10%, below 92% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Roberts Landing are family households, above 80% of cities.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Roberts Landing, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Roberts Landing looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Roberts Landing own their home, about 14 points above the Michigan average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Algonac, MI R+33
- Harsens Island, MI R+33
- Pearl Beach, MI R+30
- Peters, MI R+47
- Riverside, MI R+37
- Marine City, MI R+32
- Fair Haven, MI R+36
- Four Towns, MI R+37
- East China, MI R+40
- Casco, MI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Georgeville, MO R+62
- Wicksville, SD R+79
- Rye Patch, NV R+64
- Echo, TX R+72
- Scranton, TX R+78
- Hartsville, MA D+42
- Red Spring, WV R+55
- Rayland, TX R+70
- Siam, IA R+58
- Clarksville, AL R+42
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.