Van Steuban is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Van Steuban typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Van Steuban, ~64% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Van Steuban compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Van Steuban leans more Democratic than 8 of 23 neighbors.
Van Steuban runs about 85 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Van Steuban sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Van Steuban 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 Van Steuban, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Van Steuban is about 2%, about 70 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 60% of adults in Van Steuban have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods. Van Steuban runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Van Steuban, Detroit, MI sits in the top quarter 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 Van Steuban looks the way it does
Turnout in Van Steuban sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Pulaski, Detroit, MI D+86
- Lasalle College Park, Detroit, MI D+87
- Conner, Detroit, MI D+86
- Mohican Regent, Detroit, MI D+85
- Ravendale, Detroit, MI D+86
- Burbank, Detroit, MI D+79
- Regent Park, Detroit, MI D+85
- Airport, Detroit, MI D+57
- Denby, Detroit, MI D+85
- Pershing, Detroit, MI D+86
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Rum Village, South Bend, IN D+29
- Indian Hill, Chicago Heights, IL D+53
- Downtown Binghamton, Binghamton, NY D+30
- Lower Beaver, Des Moines, IA D+23
- Chief Garry Park, Spokane, WA D+12
- Warrendale, Waltham, MA D+38
- Oak Grove, Springfield, MO Even
- West Mesa, Albuquerque, NM D+24
- Wildhorse, San Antonio, TX D+2
- Valencia, Newhall, CA Even
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.