Village of Grosse Pointe Shores leans slightly Republican by roughly 14 points: about 43% of voters vote Democratic and 57% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, ~40% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Village of Grosse Pointe Shores compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Village of Grosse Pointe Shores leans more Republican than 51 of 67 neighbors.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores runs about 13 points more Republican than Michigan as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Village of Grosse Pointe Shores. The northwest side runs the most Democratic (D+8) and the north side runs the most Republican (R+18), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 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 Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 63%, far above the Michigan average of 31%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, MI sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Village of Grosse Pointe Shores 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 81%, about 21 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Village of Grosse Pointe Shores have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grosse Pointe Woods, MI D+17
- Harper Woods, MI D+65
- Grosse Pointe Farms, MI D+12
- Grosse Pointe, MI D+40
- St. Clair Shores, MI R+10
- Eastpointe, MI D+48
- Grosse Pointe Park, MI D+34
- Roseville, MI D+7
- Fraser, MI R+10
- Center Line, MI D+16
Cities with Similar Populations
- Goulding, FL D+60
- Arcade, NY R+44
- Laurel Lake, NJ R+24
- Cottage Hills, IL R+24
- Lake Katrine, NY Even
- Lafayette, NY R+10
- Mount Pocono, PA D+12
- Naples, ME R+3
- Port Ewen, NY Even
- Long Beach, WA Even
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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.