Weale is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Weale typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Weale, ~20% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Weale compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Weale leans more Republican than 28 of 35 neighbors.
Weale runs about 49 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Weale 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 Weale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 12% of adults in Weale hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Michigan average of 26%. Rural areas vote Republican, and Weale sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 3%, below 93% of cities).
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Weale, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Weale looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Weale 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%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kilmanagh, MI R+53
- Bay Port, MI R+50
- Sebewaing, MI R+43
- Berne, MI R+49
- Pigeon, MI R+36
- Linkville, MI R+54
- Owendale, MI R+58
- Unionville, MI R+46
- Gagetown, MI R+48
- Caseville, MI R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Little Neck, MA D+31
- Little Turkey, IA R+44
- Lisbon Center, IL R+43
- Mount Palatine, IL R+44
- Dublin Mills, PA R+75
- Shaw, CO R+65
- Providence, VA R+41
- Happy, AR R+68
- Saline City, MO R+62
- Highland Beach, MD D+29
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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.