Trist leans heavily Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 91% of adults in Trist typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trist, ~32% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~9% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trist compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trist leans more Republican than 35 of 65 neighbors.
Trist runs about 29 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Trist 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 Trist, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 77% of households in Trist are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Trist, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Trist looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Trist 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 70%, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Trist own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Trist have completed high school, above 96% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Munith, MI R+33
- Waterloo, MI R+16
- Grass Lake, MI R+26
- Leoni, MI R+32
- Pleasant Lake, MI R+34
- Williamsville, MI R+29
- Stockbridge, MI R+30
- Michigan Center, MI R+24
- Chelsea, MI D+17
- Unadilla, MI R+19
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newport, NJ R+43
- Partridge, KS R+62
- Mount Storm, WV R+76
- Bay View, WA R+12
- Silverton, CO D+29
- East Williamson, NY R+25
- Long Island, VA R+26
- Rome, ME R+29
- Harshaville, PA R+49
- Poy Sippi, WI R+41
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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.