Zenith Heights leans Republican by roughly 16 points: about 42% of voters vote Democratic and 58% Republican.
About 96% of adults in Zenith Heights typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Zenith Heights, ~40% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~4% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Zenith Heights compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Zenith Heights leans more Republican than 10 of 37 neighbors.
Zenith Heights runs about 14 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Why Zenith Heights leans the way it does
Density, race composition, education, and family structure all sit close to their national averages in Zenith Heights. The lean here lands roughly where demographic data alone would predict.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Zenith Heights, 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 Zenith Heights looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Zenith Heights 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Zenith Heights own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Zenith Heights have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bay Shore, MI R+11
- Horton Bay, MI R+13
- Petoskey, MI Even
- Clarion, MI R+21
- Burgess, MI R+10
- Walloon Lake, MI R+25
- Boyne City, MI R+19
- Ironton, MI R+10
- Wildwood, MI R+25
- Conway, MI R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Buchanan Lake Village, TX R+69
- Doyle, CA R+51
- Rolling Fields, KY D+4
- Mooreville, MI R+11
- Ballantine, MT R+64
- Wrights Corner, IL R+67
- Bowling Green, IN R+61
- Magnolia Springs, TX R+77
- Wardsboro, VT D+5
- Fielding, UT R+74
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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.