Fort Gratiot leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Fort Gratiot typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fort Gratiot, ~37% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fort Gratiot compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fort Gratiot leans more Republican than 1 of 38 neighbors.
Fort Gratiot runs about 23 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fort Gratiot. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+33) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+20), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Fort Gratiot leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Fort Gratiot, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Fort Gratiot votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 47%, well above the Michigan average of 31%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with high colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fort Gratiot, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Fort Gratiot looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Fort Gratiot 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- North Street, MI R+38
- Lakeport, MI R+36
- Port Huron, MI R+9
- Jeddo, MI R+49
- Smiths Creek, MI R+41
- Ruby, MI R+47
- Marysville, MI R+26
- Thornton, MI R+45
- Avoca, MI R+52
- Fargo, MI R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Van Wert, OH R+48
- Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL R+8
- Smithfield, RI Even
- Saraland, AL R+50
- Greencastle, IN R+35
- Justice, IL D+4
- Atmore, AL R+16
- Greece, NY Even
- Channahon, IL R+25
- Forest Park, IL D+67
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.