Granville Gardens leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 38% of adults in Granville Gardens typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Granville Gardens, ~27% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~62% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Granville Gardens compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Granville Gardens leans more Democratic than 11 of 34 neighbors.
Granville Gardens runs about 29 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Granville Gardens 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 Granville Gardens, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Granville Gardens live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Granville Gardens, Chicago, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Granville Gardens looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 30% of adults in Granville Gardens report food insecurity, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Granville Gardens sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 84% of adults in Granville Gardens have completed high school, below 79% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Ridge, Chicago, IL D+21
- Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL D+54
- Rogers Park, Chicago, IL D+75
- Edgewater, Chicago, IL D+71
- Andersonville, Chicago, IL D+84
- Bowmanville, Chicago, IL D+64
- North Park, Chicago, IL D+28
- West Ravenswood, Chicago, IL D+74
- Ravenswood Gardens, Chicago, IL D+78
- Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL D+73
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Hillsdale, San Mateo, CA D+50
- North Broadway, Newark, NJ D+32
- North Shores, North Bay Village, FL R+7
- Winter Gardens, Lakeside, CA R+20
- Carrick, Pittsburgh, PA D+18
- Pioneer Park, Las Vegas, NV D+16
- Whittier, Minneapolis, MN D+72
- Glencliff, Nashville, TN D+21
- Virginia-Highland, Atlanta, GA D+53
- South Side, Mount Vernon, NY D+75
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.