South Monterey leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 73% of adults in South Monterey typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Monterey, ~21% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How South Monterey compares
Among cities within 25 miles, South Monterey leans more Republican than 65 of 77 neighbors.
South Monterey runs about 42 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why South Monterey 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 South Monterey, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in South Monterey are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; South Monterey, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in South Monterey looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. South Monterey 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 97% of households in South Monterey own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millgrove, MI R+35
- Allegan, MI R+26
- Dunningville, MI R+40
- Hopkins, MI R+44
- Diamond Springs, MI R+46
- Merson, MI R+35
- Hopkinsburg, MI R+47
- Watson, MI R+44
- Hamilton, MI R+46
- Dorr, MI R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dry Creek, LA R+89
- Brownville, NY R+33
- Cygnet, OH R+50
- Vulcan, MI R+37
- Brownlow, WV R+56
- Kidder, MO R+64
- Lake Quivira, KS R+9
- Emery, SD R+69
- Hillsdale, WY R+60
- St. James, LA D+81
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.