Wildwood is a Democratic stronghold. About 89% of voters here vote Democratic and 11% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Wildwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wildwood, ~85% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wildwood compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wildwood leans more Democratic than 12 of 13 neighbors.
Wildwood runs about 79 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Wildwood sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wildwood. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+83) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+73), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Wildwood leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Wildwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 84% of adults in Wildwood hold a bachelor's degree, about 56 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Wildwood runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wildwood, Ann Arbor, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wildwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wildwood 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 80%, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Wildwood have completed high school, above 92% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Eberwhite, Ann Arbor, MI D+79
- Bach, Ann Arbor, MI D+72
- Dicken, Ann Arbor, MI D+71
- Abbot, Ann Arbor, MI D+60
- Northside Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI D+73
- Burns Park, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Angells, Ann Arbor, MI D+69
- Lakewood, Ann Arbor, MI D+45
- Bryant Pattengill West, Ann Arbor, MI D+55
- Logan, Ann Arbor, MI D+62
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Woodstock, Jacksonville, FL D+56
- Greenville South Broadway Historic District, Greenville, OH R+41
- Huntington-Jefferson, Virginia Beach, VA Even
- West Slope, Beaverton, OR D+56
- Central East Austin, Austin, TX D+64
- Waynita-Simonds-Norway Hill, Bothell, WA D+35
- Downtown Detroit, Detroit, MI D+62
- Fox Point, Providence, RI D+75
- Pacheco, Redding, CA R+39
- Oxford Hunt, Charlotte, NC D+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.