Gross Point leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Gross Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gross Point, ~69% vote Democratic, ~24% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gross Point compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gross Point is the least Democratic-leaning.
Gross Point runs about 36 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Gross Point. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+60) and the northwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+42), a spread of about 18 points.
Why Gross Point 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 Gross Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 82% of adults in Gross Point hold a bachelor's degree, about 54 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Gross Point sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Gross Point, Wilmette, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Gross Point looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Gross Point 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 78%, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Gross Point own their home, compared to around 60% in nearby neighborhoods. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Gross Point have completed high school, above 90% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Central Street Merchant District, Evanston, IL D+77
- Downtown, Evanston, IL D+74
- South Evanston, Evanston, IL D+81
- West Ridge, Chicago, IL D+21
- Rogers Park, Chicago, IL D+75
- Sauganash, Chicago, IL D+26
- Forest Glen, Chicago, IL D+25
- Granville Gardens, Chicago, IL D+40
- North Park, Chicago, IL D+28
- Edison Park, Chicago, IL D+5
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- West Augusta, Augusta, GA D+6
- Mount Pleasant-Lower Broadway, Newark, NJ D+36
- Westwood-San Francisco, Napa, CA D+35
- Meydenbauer, Bellevue, WA D+45
- Arlington Center, Arlington, MA D+71
- Standish, Minneapolis, MN D+76
- East Avenue, Rochester, NY D+64
- Sierra Springs, San Antonio, TX D+12
- Palmer, Newport News, VA D+32
- 25th Street, Ogden, UT D+13
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois State Board of 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.