Midtown-Grand Rapids is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Midtown-Grand Rapids typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Midtown-Grand Rapids, ~58% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Midtown-Grand Rapids compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Midtown-Grand Rapids leans more Democratic than 16 of 19 neighbors.
Midtown-Grand Rapids runs about 64 points more Democratic than Michigan as a whole. Michigan is roughly evenly split, and Midtown-Grand Rapids sits clearly on the Democratic side.
Why Midtown-Grand Rapids 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 Midtown-Grand Rapids, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Midtown-Grand Rapids live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Midtown-Grand Rapids sits in the top quarter (about 60%, above 81% of neighborhoods). Midtown-Grand Rapids runs against the grain of Michigan, a Democratic-leaning outlier in a roughly evenly split state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Midtown-Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Midtown-Grand Rapids looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Midtown-Grand Rapids 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%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 99% of adults in Midtown-Grand Rapids have completed high school, above 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- East Hills, Grand Rapids, MI D+58
- Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, MI D+61
- Highland Park, Grand Rapids, MI D+38
- Belknap Lookout, Grand Rapids, MI D+50
- Eastown, Grand Rapids, MI D+56
- Heartside-Downtown, Grand Rapids, MI D+55
- Madison Area, Grand Rapids, MI D+72
- Norteast Citizens Action, Grand Rapids, MI D+34
- South East Community, Grand Rapids, MI D+66
- Fuller Avenue, Grand Rapids, MI D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Loma Linda, San Jose, CA D+30
- Palm Club Village, West Palm Beach, FL D+24
- Gorgas, Mobile, AL D+90
- Tall Grass, Naperville, IL D+19
- Rattlesnake, Tampa, FL R+3
- Fry Springs, Charlottesville, VA D+68
- Alessandro Heights, Riverside, CA R+18
- Sierra Oaks, Sacramento, CA D+42
- Highlands Park, Smyrna, GA D+44
- Doylestown Historic District, Doylestown, PA D+26
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.