Heritage Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Heritage Hill typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Heritage Hill, ~54% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Heritage Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Heritage Hill leans more Democratic than 16 of 20 neighbors.
Heritage Hill runs about 62 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Heritage Hill sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Heritage Hill 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 Heritage Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Heritage Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in Heritage Hill have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods. Heritage Hill runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Heritage Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Heritage Hill 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
- East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI D+58
- Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI D+55
- Midtown-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI D+62
- Belknap Lookout, Grand Rapids, MI D+50
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Madison Area, Grand Rapids, MI D+72
- Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI D+56
- Highland Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+38
- Swan, Grand Rapids, MI D+45
- Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southside, Binghamton, NY D+26
- Sans Souci, Jacksonville, FL R+14
- Waverley Square, Belmont, MA D+62
- Fairmont Park, Des Moines, IA D+7
- Tarrytown, Austin, TX D+27
- Southwestern Hills, Des Moines, IA D+18
- Oakwood, Waco, TX Even
- Saint Francis Wood, San Francisco, CA D+55
- North Kensington, Kensington, MD D+58
- View Ridge, Seattle, WA D+70
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.