† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupGrosse Pointe WoodsMichiganUnited States
German16.2%17.7%12.5%
Irish12.2%9.9%9.4%
Polish11.1%7.2%2.2%
English10.0%10.5%9.5%
American8.4%4.2%5.3%
Italian6.5%4.2%4.8%
Lebanese4.7%——
French3.6%3.0%1.6%
African American†6.5%12.2%9.9%
African0.2%0.5%0.5%
Mexican1.3%4.0%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.5%1.8%
Asian Indian0.7%1.2%1.4%
Bangladeshi0.2%0.2%—
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Grosse Pointe Woods
Michigan
United States
Median age
43.6
40.3
39.1
Age 18–24
6.6%
9.2%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.3%
18.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Grosse Pointe Woods
Michigan
United States
Median household income
$126,395
$72,875
$84,427
Poverty rate
4.9%
13.2%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
65.1%
32.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Grosse Pointe Woods
Michigan
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
5.6%
10.4%
22.3%
Other Indo-European
2.3%
1.8%
2.0%
Arabic
1.4%
1.8%
0.4%
Religious landscape
Measure
Grosse Pointe Woods
Michigan
United States
Catholic
—
14.8%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
12.1%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
60.3%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−28.2%
2008
−16.0%
2012
−15.3%
2016
−7.0%
2020
+5.7%
2024
+6.4%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
52.1%Harris6,128
45.8%Trump5,381
2.1%
D+6.4
D+0.7
D+7.8
11,752
D
52.3%Biden6,206
46.6%Trump5,533
1.1%
D+5.7
D+12.7
D+1.2
11,870
R
44.1%Clinton4,703
51.1%Trump5,455
4.8%
R+7.0
D+8.3
R+9.1
10,670
R
41.8%Obama3,794
57.1%Romney5,182
1.0%
R+15.3
D+0.7
R+19.2
9,070
R
41.4%Obama4,360
57.4%McCain6,049
1.3%
R+16.0
D+12.2
R+23.3
10,541
R
35.4%Kerry3,964
63.6%Bush7,124
1.1%
R+28.2
—
R+25.7
11,209
Grosse Pointe Woods sits along Lake St. Clair just northeast of Detroit, drawing upper-income households whose voting patterns have shifted measurably in recent cycles as college-educated suburban realignment reshapes its margins.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 6.4 points in 2024 and a Republican high of 28.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 0.7 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.4 points.
A population of 16,094, a 87% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $126,395 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
How did Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan voted Democratic by 6.4 points (D+6.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,752 votes cast, 6,128 went Democratic and 5,381 went Republican.
When did Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan voted Republican was 2016.
How many people live in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan?
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan has a population of 16,094 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan?
Median household income in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan is $126,395 — above the national median of $80,734. The Michigan state median is $72,875.
What is the political history of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 4 went Republican.
