East Hills is a Democratic stronghold. About 79% of voters here vote Democratic and 21% Republican.
About 76% of adults in East Hills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in East Hills, ~60% vote Democratic, ~16% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How East Hills compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, East Hills leans more Democratic than 15 of 20 neighbors.
East Hills runs about 60 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and East Hills sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why East Hills leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per neighborhood to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for East Hills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in East Hills live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and East Hills sits in the top quarter (about 63%, above 84% of neighborhoods). East Hills runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI sits in the top 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 East Hills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. East Hills 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in East Hills have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI D+61
- Midtown-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI D+62
- Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI D+56
- Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI D+55
- Madison Area, Grand Rapids, MI D+72
- Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI D+71
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Highland Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+38
- Belknap Lookout, Grand Rapids, MI D+50
- South East End, Grand Rapids, MI D+54
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Doling, Springfield, MO R+17
- Hazelwood, Pittsburgh, PA D+50
- South Hill, Bloomington, IL D+20
- Allen, Buffalo, NY D+64
- Ludwick, Greensburg, PA D+2
- Fitchburg, Oakland, CA D+59
- Twin Rivers Beach, Providence, RI D+12
- Flying Horse, Colorado Springs, CO R+26
- Forest Lakes, Monument, CO R+25
- Stone Meadows, Madison, WI D+52
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.