Rumely leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Rumely typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rumely, ~32% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rumely compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rumely leans more Republican than 8 of 33 neighbors.
Rumely runs about 9 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Rumely. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+26) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Rumely 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 Rumely, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Rumely live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Rumely, MI sits in the bottom 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 Rumely looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rumely 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Rumely own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Rumely have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Eben Junction, MI R+16
- Lawson, MI R+17
- Chatham, MI R+15
- Ladoga, MI R+17
- Slapneck, MI R+18
- Deerton, MI R+8
- Dukes, MI R+14
- Kiva, MI R+27
- Traunik, MI R+26
- Sand River, MI R+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Beverly, KS R+72
- Newtown, MD R+33
- Kerr, OH R+61
- Kevin, MT R+64
- Kinnear, WY R+22
- Kirkman, IA R+52
- Bishop, WV R+65
- Sereno, MO R+69
- North Brookfield, NY R+45
- Gratz, KY R+61
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.