Rosedale Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Rosedale Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rosedale Park, ~73% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rosedale Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rosedale Park leans more Democratic than 32 of 35 neighbors.
Rosedale Park runs about 90 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Rosedale Park sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Rosedale Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Rosedale Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Rosedale Park is about 14%, about 59 points below the U.S. average of 72%. Rosedale Park runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rosedale Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rosedale Park 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 89% of households in Rosedale Park own their home, compared to around 58% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- North Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+86
- Grandmont-Rosedale, Detroit, MI D+87
- Crary-St Marys, Detroit, MI D+87
- Brightmoor, Detroit, MI D+82
- Schoolcraft Southfield, Detroit, MI D+88
- Riverdale, Detroit, MI D+84
- Belmont, Detroit, MI D+87
- Evergreen, Detroit, MI D+87
- Weatherby, Detroit, MI D+86
- Franklin Park, Detroit, MI D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rickarby, Mobile, AL D+72
- 3rd Ward, Portsmouth, OH R+26
- Windham, Coral Springs, FL D+9
- Edgewood, Michigan City, IN D+15
- Elton Hills, Rochester, MN D+28
- Peacock Village, Peoria, AZ R+17
- 45th and Moncrief, Jacksonville, FL D+78
- Bluemound Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+36
- South End Springfield, Springfield, MA D+40
- Coquina Key, St. Petersburg, FL D+35
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.