Solon leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 92% of adults in Solon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Solon, ~43% vote Democratic, ~49% Republican, and ~8% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Solon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Solon leans more Republican than 18 of 41 neighbors.
Solon runs about 4 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Solon. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Solon 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 Solon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 76% of households in Solon are family households, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Solon, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Solon looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Solon 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 75%, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Solon own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Cedar, MI R+5
- Greilickville, MI Even
- Lake Ann, MI R+16
- Maple City, MI R+10
- Glen Haven, MI Even
- Maple Grove, MI R+21
- Isadore, MI R+4
- Traverse City, MI D+3
- Interlochen, MI R+15
- Empire, MI D+14
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zebulon, KY R+68
- King, TX R+73
- Mentow, VA R+53
- Imalone, WI R+43
- Millville, KY R+36
- Dinosaur, CO R+71
- Groos, MI R+34
- Eldean, OH R+46
- Pittsburg, IN R+57
- Detroit, KS R+63
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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.