Grand Crossing is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 53% of adults in Grand Crossing typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Grand Crossing, ~48% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~47% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Grand Crossing compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Grand Crossing leans more Democratic than 23 of 38 neighbors.
Grand Crossing runs about 72 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Grand Crossing 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 Crossing, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Grand Crossing is about 2%, about 71 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 61% of adults in Grand Crossing have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Grand Crossing, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Grand Crossing looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 39% of adults in Grand Crossing report food insecurity, about 23 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 64% of households in Grand Crossing rent, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Grand Crossing sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Auburn Park, Chicago, IL D+82
- Becks Park, Chicago, IL D+80
- Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL D+84
- Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL D+82
- Woodlawn, Chicago, IL D+82
- Essex, Chicago, IL D+82
- Englewood, Chicago, IL D+80
- Chatham, Chicago, IL D+85
- Washington Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL D+83
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Arlanza, Riverside, CA D+15
- South, Raleigh, NC D+71
- Fort Totten-Upper Northeast, Washington, DC D+83
- West Central, Pasadena, CA D+54
- Central, Boston, MA D+53
- Eldridge-West Oaks, Houston, TX D+34
- Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles, CA D+44
- Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NY D+69
- Westside-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA D+52
- Weston Ranch, Stockton, CA D+24
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.