Eastown is a Democratic stronghold. About 78% of voters here vote Democratic and 22% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Eastown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Eastown, ~65% vote Democratic, ~18% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Eastown compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Eastown leans more Democratic than 13 of 19 neighbors.
Eastown runs about 57 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Eastown sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Eastown. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+64) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+41), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Eastown 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 Eastown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in Eastown hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 50% of adults in Eastown have never been married, above 81% of neighborhoods. Eastown runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Eastown looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Eastown 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 77%, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI D+58
- Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI D+71
- Midtown-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI D+62
- Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI D+61
- Madison Area, Grand Rapids, MI D+72
- South East End, Grand Rapids, MI D+54
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Highland Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+38
- Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI D+55
- Belknap Lookout, Grand Rapids, MI D+50
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Midtown-Nashville, Nashville, TN D+32
- Indian Hills, Grand Prairie, TX D+10
- Northgate, College Station, TX D+35
- Upper Rockridge, Oakland, CA D+72
- Murray Hill, Milwaukee, WI D+64
- Glynlea-Grove Park, Jacksonville, FL R+16
- Culebra Park, San Antonio, TX D+27
- Marlyville, New Orleans, LA D+50
- Eastlake, Seattle, WA D+76
- Howard Park, Gwynn Oak, MD D+85
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.