White Pine leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.
About 78% of adults in White Pine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in White Pine, ~30% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How White Pine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, White Pine is the least Republican-leaning.
White Pine runs about 21 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why White Pine 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 White Pine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 3% of residents in White Pine live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; White Pine, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in White Pine looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. White Pine 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%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in White Pine own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Silver City, MI R+23
- Bergland, MI R+27
- Topaz, MI R+26
- Ontonagon, MI R+27
- Rockland, MI R+29
- White City, MI R+31
- Ewen, MI R+26
- Greenland, MI R+27
- Thomaston, MI R+30
- North Paynesville, MI R+24
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cromona, KY R+65
- Bellamy, AL D+26
- Scarboro, GA R+48
- Leverett, MS R+26
- Seiad Valley, CA R+27
- Clearmont, MO R+66
- Winstonville, MS D+73
- Beardsley, MN R+30
- Fort Ogden, FL R+61
- Quines Creek, OR R+39
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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.