Sunset Beach leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Sunset Beach typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sunset Beach, ~37% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sunset Beach compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sunset Beach is the least Republican-leaning.
Sunset Beach runs about 21 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Sunset Beach leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Sunset Beach. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sunset Beach, 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 Sunset Beach looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach 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
- Minor Beach, MI R+23
- Manistique, MI R+23
- Ossawinamakee Beach, MI R+28
- Fayette, MI R+26
- Thompson, MI R+25
- Cooks, MI R+26
- Fairport, MI R+28
- Garden Corners, MI R+31
- Gulliver, MI R+44
- Isabella, MI R+32
Cities with Similar Populations
- Ozone, TN R+69
- Farmers Valley, PA R+56
- Clifton, NY R+17
- Lomax, TX R+82
- St. Urbans, WA R+47
- New Lancaster, IN R+55
- New Cumberland, OH R+60
- Yellow Creek, NC R+63
- Trenton Falls, NY R+32
- Eastvale, PA R+35
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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.