Russell Woods, Detroit, MI Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Russell Woods

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Russell Woods is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.

 

About 66% of adults in Russell Woods typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Russell Woods, ~61% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Russell Woods compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Russell Woods leans more Democratic than 23 of 37 neighbors.

Russell Woods runs about 88 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Russell Woods sits clearly on the Democratic side.

Why Russell Woods 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 Russell Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Russell Woods live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Russell Woods have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods. Russell Woods 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; Russell Woods, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Russell Woods looks the way it does

Turnout in Russell Woods sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.