Tobin Location leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Tobin Location typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tobin Location, ~24% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tobin Location compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tobin Location leans more Republican than 15 of 29 neighbors.
Tobin Location runs about 30 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Tobin Location 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 Tobin Location, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 2% of residents in Tobin Location live in densely developed areas, about 29 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tobin Location, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Tobin Location looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Tobin Location 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Tobin Location have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Shafer Location, MI R+25
- Crystal Falls, MI R+24
- Fortune Lake, MI R+27
- Alpha, MI R+26
- Sagola, MI R+38
- Channing, MI R+39
- Amasa, MI R+32
- Randville, MI R+36
- Stambaugh, MI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Machias, ME R+21
- Norwood, MI R+21
- McCrea, LA R+33
- Mount Ephraim, OH R+62
- Energy, PA R+50
- Thurber, TX R+77
- Selman City, TX R+65
- Cedar Grove, TX R+64
- Lawson, MI R+17
- Maness, VA R+67
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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.