St. Nicholas leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 73% of adults in St. Nicholas typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in St. Nicholas, ~22% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How St. Nicholas compares
Among cities within 25 miles, St. Nicholas leans more Republican than 36 of 44 neighbors.
St. Nicholas runs about 38 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why St. Nicholas 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 St. Nicholas, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in St. Nicholas live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Michigan average of 31%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and St. Nicholas sits in the bottom quarter (about 14%, below 81% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; St. Nicholas, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in St. Nicholas looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. St. Nicholas 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 96% of households in St. Nicholas own their home, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Trombly, MI R+38
- Rock, MI R+39
- Cornell, MI R+39
- Perkins, MI R+40
- Lathrop, MI R+37
- Arnold, MI R+36
- La Branch, MI R+42
- Kipling, MI R+32
- Masonville, MI R+37
- Groos, MI R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Shelly, MN R+42
- Gum Tree, VA R+23
- Mauzy, IN R+65
- Bath, IN R+66
- Fort McDermitt, NV R+15
- Wilson Creek, WA R+71
- Washington, MA D+17
- Warm Springs, AR R+72
- Sunny Side, TX R+14
- Jerusalem, NC R+62
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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.