Trufant leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Trufant typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Trufant, ~19% vote Democratic, ~51% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Trufant compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Trufant leans more Republican than 49 of 58 neighbors.
Trufant runs about 46 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Trufant 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 Trufant, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 14% of adults in Trufant hold a bachelor's degree, about 12 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Trufant, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Trufant looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Trufant 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 92% of households in Trufant own their home, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Coral, MI R+48
- Gowen, MI R+40
- Langston, MI R+43
- Turk Lake, MI R+45
- Pierson, MI R+47
- Evans, MI R+36
- Howard City, MI R+42
- Sand Lake, MI R+43
- Greenville, MI R+27
- Lakeview, MI R+42
Cities with Similar Populations
- Barnesville, PA R+47
- Wayland, IA R+40
- Radnor, OH R+38
- Fowler, CO R+47
- West Conshohocken, PA D+26
- Sharon Springs, NY R+40
- Trego, WI R+29
- Chebanse, IL R+49
- Lake Cormorant, MS R+55
- Center Point, LA R+84
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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.