Samaria leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Samaria typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Samaria, ~27% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Samaria compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Samaria leans more Republican than 57 of 81 neighbors.
Samaria runs about 39 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Samaria. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+48) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+36), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Samaria 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 Samaria, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 86% of residents in Samaria drive to work alone, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Samaria, MI sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Samaria looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Samaria 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Samaria own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Temperance, MI R+27
- Ida, MI R+43
- Lulu, MI R+45
- Lambertville, MI R+25
- Erie, MI R+32
- Whiteford Center, MI R+43
- Petersburg, MI R+40
- La Salle, MI R+40
- Luna Pier, MI R+17
- Ottawa Lake, MI R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Honeytown, OH R+54
- Elk Creek, VA R+62
- Dial, GA R+59
- Greenbush, ME R+34
- Edna, KS R+72
- Giltner, NE R+71
- Olcott, NY R+36
- Sawyer, IA R+34
- Wren, OR D+29
- Newtown, KY R+44
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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.