Wooden Shoe Village leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Wooden Shoe Village typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wooden Shoe Village, ~22% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wooden Shoe Village compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wooden Shoe Village leans more Republican than 25 of 34 neighbors.
Wooden Shoe Village runs about 43 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Wooden Shoe Village 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 Wooden Shoe Village, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 15% of adults in Wooden Shoe Village hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Michigan average of 26%.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wooden Shoe Village, 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 Wooden Shoe Village looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wooden Shoe Village 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 65%, about 5 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Wooden Shoe Village own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Winegars, MI R+45
- Gladwin, MI R+40
- Wagarville, MI R+45
- Beaverton, MI R+45
- Sugar Rapids, MI R+41
- Hockaday, MI R+38
- Rhodes, MI R+42
- Bentley, MI R+50
- Edenville, MI R+36
- Skeels, MI R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Loma Mar, CA D+52
- Manchester, IL R+65
- Potash, AL R+81
- Koontz Lake, IN R+54
- Dresden, NY R+20
- South Amana, IA R+34
- O'Farrell, TX R+60
- Claytown, MS R+50
- Pulaski, OH R+57
- Figg, KY R+47
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.