Grand Boulevard is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Grand Boulevard typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grand Boulevard, ~50% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grand Boulevard compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Grand Boulevard leans more Democratic than 30 of 40 neighbors.
Grand Boulevard runs about 71 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Grand Boulevard 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 Grand Boulevard, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Grand Boulevard 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 51% of adults in Grand Boulevard have never been married, above 83% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Grand Boulevard, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grand Boulevard looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 69% of households in Grand Boulevard rent, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 33% of adults in Grand Boulevard report food insecurity, above 87% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Grand Boulevard sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Oakland, Chicago, IL D+80
- Kenwood, Chicago, IL D+84
- Canaryville, Chicago, IL R+3
- Bronzeville, Chicago, IL D+76
- Washington Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Douglas, Chicago, IL D+79
- Hyde Park, Chicago, IL D+83
- Bridgeport, Chicago, IL D+27
- Armour Square, Chicago, IL D+16
- Woodlawn, Chicago, IL D+82
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Garvey, Rosemead, CA D+17
- West Price Hill, Cincinnati, OH D+23
- Inner Sunset, San Francisco, CA D+72
- Old Northwest-West University, Reno, NV D+26
- Morris Park, Philadelphia, PA D+85
- Central Colorado City, Colorado Springs, CO D+17
- Woodlawn, Chicago, IL D+82
- Bergen-Lafayette, Jersey City, NJ D+67
- Kingsessing, Philadelphia, PA D+88
- Clearing, Chicago, IL D+6
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.