The Eye is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 71% of adults in The Eye typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in The Eye, ~60% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How The Eye compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, The Eye is the least Democratic-leaning.
The Eye runs about 72 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and The Eye sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within The Eye. The north side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+77) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+55), a spread of about 23 points.
Why The Eye leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for The Eye, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in The Eye is about 16%, about 56 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in The Eye have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods. The Eye runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Park access and Democratic lean
Places with heavy park coverage tend to lean Democratic; The Eye, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in The Eye looks the way it does
Turnout in The Eye sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Old Redford, Detroit, MI D+83
- Five Points, Detroit, MI D+74
- Riverdale, Detroit, MI D+84
- Berg-Lasher, Detroit, MI D+88
- Evergreen, Detroit, MI D+87
- Brightmoor, Detroit, MI D+82
- Castle Rouge, Detroit, MI D+82
- North Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+86
- O Hair Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Rosedale Park, Detroit, MI D+88
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Keystone, Omaha, NE D+12
- Floral Park, Santa Ana, CA D+26
- Orangetree, Naples, FL R+28
- Whitman-Mocine, Hayward, CA D+33
- Penns Beach, Pennsville, NJ R+29
- Highland, Billings, MT D+8
- Northbrook, Jackson, MS D+85
- Orchard Meadows, Mundelein, IL D+15
- Sunset Park, Tampa, FL R+18
- Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, PA D+32
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.