Fuller Avenue is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Fuller Avenue typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fuller Avenue, ~54% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fuller Avenue compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Fuller Avenue leans more Democratic than 18 of 19 neighbors.
Fuller Avenue runs about 72 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Fuller Avenue sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Fuller Avenue 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 Fuller Avenue, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Fuller Avenue live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. Fuller Avenue 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; Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fuller Avenue looks the way it does
Turnout in Fuller Avenue sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- South East End, Grand Rapids, MI D+54
- Madison Area, Grand Rapids, MI D+72
- Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI D+56
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI D+58
- Alger Heights, Grand Rapids, MI D+46
- Garfield Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+48
- Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI D+61
- Midtown-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI D+62
- Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI D+55
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Smith Homes, Greensboro, NC D+85
- Westside, Syracuse, NY D+37
- Embassy Hills, Jasmine Estates, FL R+21
- Maxwell, Tulsa, OK D+7
- Provost, Provo, UT R+14
- Olympia, Wellington, FL Even
- Midtown Savannah, Savannah, GA D+71
- Williamsburg, Arlington, VA D+53
- Park Estates, Long Beach, CA D+32
- Sagepointe, Bakersfield, CA D+8
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.