Schoolcraft Southfield is a Democratic stronghold. About 94% of voters here vote Democratic and 6% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Schoolcraft Southfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Schoolcraft Southfield, ~65% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Schoolcraft Southfield compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Schoolcraft Southfield leans more Democratic than 32 of 38 neighbors.
Schoolcraft Southfield runs about 89 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Schoolcraft Southfield sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Schoolcraft Southfield 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 Schoolcraft Southfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Schoolcraft Southfield is fewer than 1%, about 72 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 62% of adults in Schoolcraft Southfield have never been married, above 94% of neighborhoods. Schoolcraft Southfield runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Developed land and Democratic lean
Places with a heavily developed built environment tend to lean Democratic; Schoolcraft Southfield, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Schoolcraft Southfield looks the way it does
Turnout in Schoolcraft Southfield sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Grandmont-Rosedale, Detroit, MI D+87
- Belmont, Detroit, MI D+87
- Grandale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+88
- Crary-St Marys, Detroit, MI D+87
- Fishkorn, Detroit, MI D+87
- Franklin Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- North Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+86
- MacKenzie, Detroit, MI D+87
- Weatherby, Detroit, MI D+86
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Glenham-Belhar, Baltimore, MD D+74
- Coral Ridge Country Club Estates, Fort Lauderdale, FL R+12
- West Village, Oxnard, CA D+29
- Waller, Tacoma, WA R+4
- Forest Park, Baltimore, MD D+86
- Central Business District, Cincinnati, OH D+52
- Michigan-Martin, Detroit, MI D+36
- Fairwood Greens, Fairwood, WA D+31
- Castlemont, Oakland, CA D+63
- Southwood Valley, College Station, TX D+13
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.