Wixom leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Wixom typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wixom, ~43% vote Democratic, ~34% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wixom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wixom leans more Democratic than 50 of 84 neighbors.
Wixom runs about 14 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Wixom sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wixom. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+46) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+11), a spread of about 57 points.
Why Wixom 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 Wixom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 87% of residents in Wixom live in densely developed areas, about 50 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Wixom sits in the top quarter (about 46%, above 91% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 39% of adults in Wixom have never been married, above 92% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wixom, 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 Wixom looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wixom 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wixom have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wolverine Lake, MI R+9
- Walled Lake, MI R+3
- Novi, MI D+14
- Commerce Township, MI R+14
- New Hudson, MI R+14
- Milford, MI R+15
- West Bloomfield, MI D+14
- Northville, MI D+6
- South Lyon, MI R+13
- White Lake, MI R+20
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deridder, LA R+58
- Westbury, NY D+16
- Orinda, CA D+54
- Palisades Park, NJ D+4
- Exeter, NH D+18
- Brigham City, UT R+40
- Harvey, IL D+68
- Pinehurst, NC R+18
- Madison, IN R+39
- Belmont, NC R+20
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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.