The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Downtown Detroit. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Very liberal
Split evenly
Very conservative
Downtown Detroit tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby neighborhoods, Downtown Detroit has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Downtown Detroit leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Downtown Detroit, 40.15% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Downtown Detroit women make up 36.79% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Downtown Detroit is 31.1, which is younger than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Downtown Detroit a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Downtown Detroit, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 0% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Lafayette Park, Detroit, MI: more conservative voters
- Midtown-Detroit, Detroit, MI: more liberal voters
- Elmwood Park, Detroit, MI: more conservative voters
- Wayne State, Detroit, MI: more liberal voters
- Core City, Detroit, MI: more liberal voters
- Islandview, Detroit, MI: more conservative voters
- Chene, Detroit, MI: more liberal voters
- New Center, Detroit, MI: more liberal voters
- Southwest Detroit, Detroit, MI: more conservative voters
- Kettering-Butzel, Detroit, MI: more liberal voters
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Eastlake Vistas, Chula Vista, CA: more conservative voters
- Euclid Ave South, Helena, MT: more conservative voters
- Walnut Hills-Dayton, Dayton, OH: more conservative voters
- Garment District, New York, NY: more liberal voters
- Millsmont, Oakland, CA: more liberal voters
- Belle Vista, Youngstown, OH: more conservative voters
- Sterling Hills, Aurora, CO: more conservative voters
- Hill Farms-University Neighborh, Madison, WI: more conservative voters
- Northbrook, Cincinnati, OH: more conservative voters
- College Hill, Easton, PA: more conservative voters
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