Shafer Location leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Shafer Location typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shafer Location, ~25% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shafer Location compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shafer Location leans more Republican than 9 of 31 neighbors.
Shafer Location runs about 23 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Shafer Location 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 Shafer Location, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in Shafer Location live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Shafer Location, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Shafer Location looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Shafer Location 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Shafer Location own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Shafer Location have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tobin Location, MI R+31
- Crystal Falls, MI R+24
- Alpha, MI R+26
- Fortune Lake, MI R+27
- Sagola, MI R+38
- Randville, MI R+36
- Channing, MI R+39
- Florence, WI R+38
- Amasa, MI R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Wine Hill, IL R+61
- Westport, OR R+29
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- Gardner, MI R+47
- Osceola, MI R+23
- Holdens Crossroads, NC R+55
- Padgett, TX R+83
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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.