West Bloomfield leans slightly Democratic by roughly 14 points: about 57% of voters vote Democratic and 43% Republican.
About 90% of adults in West Bloomfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Bloomfield, ~51% vote Democratic, ~39% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Bloomfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Bloomfield leans more Democratic than 62 of 92 neighbors.
West Bloomfield runs about 15 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and West Bloomfield sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within West Bloomfield. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+24) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (Even), a spread of about 25 points.
Why West Bloomfield 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 West Bloomfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 60% of adults in West Bloomfield hold a bachelor's degree, about 31 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and West Bloomfield sits in the top fifth on density (about 84%, above 95% of cities). West Bloomfield runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; West Bloomfield, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in West Bloomfield looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Bloomfield 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 76%, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Orchard Lake Village, MI R+7
- Keego Harbor, MI D+8
- Sylvan Lake, MI D+11
- Walled Lake, MI R+3
- Wolverine Lake, MI R+9
- Franklin, MI D+19
- Farmington Hills, MI D+25
- Commerce Township, MI R+14
- Bloomfield Hills, MI D+13
- Bingham Farms, MI D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Burnsville, MN D+23
- La Habra, CA D+5
- Wylie, TX R+12
- Jefferson City, MO R+23
- State College, PA D+35
- Martinsburg, WV R+24
- Niagara Falls, NY D+10
- Laguna Niguel, CA Even
- Mechanicsville, VA R+22
- Hickory, NC R+22
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.