Grand Center is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 37% of adults in Grand Center typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grand Center, ~32% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~63% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grand Center compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Grand Center leans more Democratic than 18 of 31 neighbors.
Grand Center runs about 93 points more Democratic than Missouri as a whole. Missouri leans Republican overall, while Grand Center is one of the few Democratic-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Grand Center. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+84) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Grand Center 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 Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Grand Center 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 65% of adults in Grand Center have never been married, above 96% of neighborhoods. Grand Center runs against the grain of Missouri, a Democratic-leaning pocket in a Republican-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Grand Center, St. Louis, MO 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 Grand Center looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 88% of households in Grand Center rent, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 31% of adults in Grand Center report food insecurity, above 84% of neighborhoods. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Grand Center sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Midtown St. Louis, St. Louis, MO D+71
- Jeff-Vander-Lou, St. Louis, MO D+84
- Central West End, St. Louis, MO D+69
- The Gate District, St. Louis, MO D+75
- The Greater Ville, St. Louis, MO D+87
- Forest Park Southeast, St. Louis, MO D+73
- Downtown West, St. Louis, MO D+71
- Shaw, St. Louis, MO D+75
- Downtown, St. Louis, MO D+67
- O'Fallon, St. Louis, MO D+87
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Haggin Oaks, Bakersfield, CA R+19
- Towson Park, Towson, MD D+61
- The Hills of Park North, San Antonio, TX D+15
- Town and Country Manor, Milwaukee, WI D+74
- Kevanna Park, Vancouver, WA D+13
- Crown Meadows, San Antonio, TX D+22
- Bernon Heights, Woonsocket, RI D+4
- Lance, Kenosha, WI D+7
- Westfield, Baltimore, MD D+66
- Clanton Park-Roseland, Charlotte, NC D+83
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Missouri Secretary 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.