Sawyer leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Sawyer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sawyer, ~39% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sawyer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sawyer leans more Republican than 26 of 61 neighbors.
Sawyer runs about 12 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Sawyer. The south side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the southeast side runs the most Republican (R+31), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Sawyer leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Sawyer. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sawyer, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Sawyer looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sawyer 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Sawyer own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Sawyer have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI D+16
- New Troy, MI R+40
- Harbert, MI D+12
- Bridgman, MI R+20
- Lakeside, MI D+11
- Glendora, MI R+40
- Hills Corners, MI R+27
- Three Oaks, MI R+26
- Baroda, MI R+26
- Union Pier, MI D+5
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Berlin, IL R+40
- Reva, VA R+39
- Vergas, MN R+32
- Lummi Island, WA D+54
- Palmyra, TN R+66
- Carlos, MN R+43
- Seeley Lake, MT R+33
- Smithton, MO R+64
- Dixon, KY R+62
- Shalersville, OH R+45
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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.