The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Highland Park. 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
Highland Park tends to be very democratic based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby cities, Highland Park has more democratic voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Highland Park leans more democratic.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Highland Park, 14.47% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Highland Park women make up 50.72% 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 Highland Park is 39.2, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Highland Park a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Highland Park, 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.
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- Ferndale, MI: more conservative voters
- Pleasant Ridge, MI: more conservative voters
- Oak Park, MI: more conservative voters
- Center Line, MI: more conservative voters
- Huntington Woods, MI: more conservative voters
- Madison Heights, MI: more conservative voters
- Warren, MI: more conservative voters
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- Capitol Heights, MD: more liberal voters
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- Laurinburg, NC: more conservative voters
- Crawfordville, FL: more conservative voters
- Hays, KS: more conservative voters
- Kiryas Joel, NY: more conservative voters
- Canandaigua, NY: more conservative voters
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