Spratt leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Spratt typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spratt, ~24% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spratt compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spratt leans more Republican than 18 of 23 neighbors.
Spratt runs about 45 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Spratt 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 Spratt, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Spratt, about 95% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 8 points below the Michigan average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Spratt sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 85% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Spratt, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Spratt looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Spratt own their home, about 11 points above the Michigan average of 83%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lachine, MI R+45
- Herron, MI R+47
- Hubbard Lake, MI R+44
- Hillman, MI R+48
- Cathro, MI R+39
- Alpena, MI R+16
- Ossineke, MI R+37
- Alpena Junction, MI R+33
- Spruce, MI R+29
- Posen, MI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Poplar Grove, AR R+20
- Kingville, AL R+70
- Sweden, MO R+72
- Oakwood, MI R+45
- Bartlett, KS R+72
- King Hill, ID R+56
- Kiana, AK D+25
- Sumner, OK R+63
- Derby, IA R+52
- St. James, IL R+69
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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.