Three Lakes leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Three Lakes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Three Lakes, ~24% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Three Lakes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Three Lakes leans more Republican than 14 of 16 neighbors.
Three Lakes runs about 31 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Three Lakes. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Three Lakes 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 Three Lakes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Three Lakes live in densely developed areas, about 30 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Three Lakes, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Three Lakes looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Three Lakes 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
- Michigamme, MI R+20
- Herman, MI R+27
- Champion, MI R+19
- Republic, MI R+17
- Covington, MI R+35
- Diorite, MI R+29
- L'Anse, MI R+17
- Witch Lake, MI R+20
- Zeba, MI R+19
- Watton, MI R+34
Cities with Similar Populations
- Womack, LA R+82
- Maunie, IL R+68
- Clyde, PA R+56
- Tidwell, TX R+64
- Terry Creek, TN R+75
- McDade, LA R+72
- Conway, IA R+52
- Clarksburg, MA Even
- Collinsburg, LA R+12
- Sugar Pine, CA R+15
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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.