Woodland Park leans heavily Republican by roughly 42 points: about 29% of voters vote Democratic and 71% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Woodland Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodland Park, ~20% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodland Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodland Park leans more Republican than 29 of 42 neighbors.
Woodland Park runs about 41 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Woodland Park 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 Woodland Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Woodland Park live in densely developed areas, about 27 points below the Michigan average of 31%.
Developed land and Republican lean
Places with a rural land-use pattern tend to lean Republican; Woodland Park, MI sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Developed land does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Woodland Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Woodland Park 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 64%, above 61% of cities. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Woodland Park own their home, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bitely, MI R+45
- Lilley, MI R+46
- Brohman, MI R+49
- Pine Grove Beach, MI R+33
- Volney, MI R+43
- Marlborough, MI R+17
- Ramona, MI R+46
- Idlewild, MI D+3
- Baldwin, MI R+19
- Walkerville, MI R+47
Cities with Similar Populations
- Swygert, IL R+50
- Yantisville, IL R+65
- Yankeetown, TN R+72
- Stow, NY R+29
- Lawn, WV R+57
- Latium, TX R+68
- Patty, TN R+71
- Lay, CO R+69
- Tell, TX R+79
- Starkenburg, MO R+63
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.