Romeo leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Romeo typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Romeo, ~32% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Romeo compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Romeo leans more Republican than 45 of 80 neighbors.
Romeo runs about 31 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Romeo. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+43) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Romeo 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 Romeo, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Romeo votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 61%, well above the Michigan average of 31%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Romeo, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Romeo looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Romeo 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Washington, MI R+36
- Leonard, MI R+36
- Armada, MI R+43
- Ray, MI R+50
- Lakeville, MI R+33
- Almont, MI R+39
- Oakland, MI R+20
- Allenton, MI R+51
- Berville, MI R+51
- Rochester, MI Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Fairfield, IA D+14
- Hollywood, MD R+26
- Merriam, KS D+20
- Brandenburg, KY R+49
- Vernon, TX R+41
- Leonardtown, MD R+19
- Garnet Valley, PA Even
- Brookhaven, PA D+17
- Carroll, IA R+34
- Wapato, WA D+14
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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.