Whitehall leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Whitehall typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitehall, ~37% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitehall compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitehall leans more Republican than 7 of 34 neighbors.
Whitehall runs about 17 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Whitehall. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+28) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+8), a spread of about 20 points.
Why Whitehall 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 Whitehall, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Whitehall votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 32%, above 81% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Whitehall, MI does.
Why turnout in Whitehall looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Whitehall 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Whitehall have completed high school, above 86% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lakewood Club, MI R+25
- Montague, MI R+22
- Twin Lake, MI R+26
- Rothbury, MI R+33
- North Muskegon, MI Even
- Holton, MI R+33
- New Era, MI R+32
- Muskegon, MI D+7
- Wolf Lake, MI R+23
- Roosevelt Park, MI D+7
Cities with Similar Populations
- Big Stone Gap, VA R+44
- Sharon Hill, PA D+75
- Bullard, TX R+63
- Firebaugh, CA D+8
- Corona de Tucson, AZ R+23
- Madisonville, TX R+31
- Bristol, IN R+45
- Leonia, NJ D+23
- Effingham, SC R+20
- Macedon, NY R+17
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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.