Roosevelt Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Roosevelt Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roosevelt Park, ~38% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roosevelt Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roosevelt Park leans more Democratic than 36 of 38 neighbors.
Roosevelt Park runs about 8 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole.
Why Roosevelt Park 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 Roosevelt Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Roosevelt Park live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Roosevelt Park have never been married, above 92% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Roosevelt Park, 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 Roosevelt Park looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Roosevelt Park have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Muskegon Heights, MI D+77
- Norton Shores, MI R+2
- Muskegon, MI D+7
- North Muskegon, MI Even
- Ferrysburg, MI R+5
- Fruitport, MI R+22
- Spring Lake, MI R+8
- Wolf Lake, MI R+23
- Sullivan, MI R+39
- Nunica, MI R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tappahannock, VA Even
- Sugar Creek, MO R+12
- Bauxite, AR R+65
- Oglethorpe, GA D+23
- Lookout Mountain, GA R+43
- New Bremen, OH R+63
- North Richmond, CA D+53
- Lone Jack, MO R+48
- Appling, GA R+45
- Riverdale, MD D+63
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.