Walkerville leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 59% of adults in Walkerville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walkerville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~41% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walkerville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walkerville leans more Republican than 39 of 40 neighbors.
Walkerville runs about 46 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Walkerville 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 Walkerville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in Walkerville are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Walkerville, MI does.
Why turnout in Walkerville looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 21% of adults in Walkerville report food insecurity, above 83% of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 85% of adults in Walkerville have completed high school, below 79% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Volney, MI R+43
- Fern, MI R+38
- Hart, MI R+26
- Hesperia, MI R+41
- Pine Grove Beach, MI R+33
- Woodland Park, MI R+42
- Shelby, MI R+25
- Wiley, MI R+27
- Walhalla, MI R+35
- Bitely, MI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alhambra, IL R+45
- Hewlett Harbor, NY R+42
- Worthington, WV R+53
- Nageezi, NM D+6
- Otwell, IN R+60
- Burkhardt, WI R+22
- Hawley, TX R+79
- Sadler, TX R+71
- Rockingham, GA R+75
- Saranac, NY R+24
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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.