West Leroy leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 85% of adults in West Leroy typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Leroy, ~25% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How West Leroy compares
Among cities within 25 miles, West Leroy leans more Republican than 36 of 64 neighbors.
West Leroy runs about 38 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why West Leroy 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 Leroy, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 78% of households in West Leroy are family households, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; West Leroy, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in West Leroy looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. West Leroy 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in West Leroy own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Climax, MI R+33
- Pine Creek, MI R+42
- East Leroy, MI R+40
- Joppa, MI R+38
- Old Mill Gardens, MI R+34
- Fulton, MI R+40
- Springfield, MI R+9
- Athens, MI R+45
- Galesburg, MI R+11
- Battle Creek, MI Even
Cities with Similar Populations
- Alpha, MN R+56
- Morgan, MO R+69
- Lake Wilson, MN R+60
- Norske, WI R+41
- White Clay, AZ D+60
- Crockett, AR R+63
- Ovid, CO R+58
- Kivalina, AK D+24
- Clarksburg, KY R+66
- Redford, MO R+66
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.