Spring Lake leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Spring Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Spring Lake, ~48% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~-4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Spring Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Spring Lake leans more Republican than 11 of 49 neighbors.
Spring Lake runs about 6 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Spring Lake. The south side runs the most Democratic (Even) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Spring Lake 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 Spring Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Spring Lake votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 51%, well above the Michigan average of 31%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Spring Lake, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Spring Lake looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Spring Lake 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Spring Lake have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Ferrysburg, MI R+5
- Grand Haven, MI R+10
- Fruitport, MI R+22
- Nunica, MI R+32
- Norton Shores, MI R+2
- Muskegon Heights, MI D+77
- Sullivan, MI R+39
- Roosevelt Park, MI D+7
- Muskegon, MI D+7
- West Olive, MI R+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hampstead, MD R+29
- Seven Oaks, SC D+12
- Wood Dale, IL R+6
- Platteville, WI Even
- Benton, KY R+56
- Healdsburg, CA D+51
- Tuscumbia, AL R+52
- Ramsey, NJ Even
- Silverton, OR R+14
- Thonotosassa, FL R+9
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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.