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Grand Boulevard, IL

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

2004–2024 · D minus R
Full record · 2004 → 2024
2024 presidential vote for Grand BoulevardThe boundary of Grand Boulevard, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+86.0).Grand Boulevard · D+86.0
2024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The boundary is the Chicago Community Areas. Results for 2004–2024 are modeled from precinct returns assigned through 2020 Census blocks, not certified neighborhood returns.

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on Census boundaries

HarrisDemocratic92.5%8,525TrumpRepublican6.5%598OtherAll other candidates1.1%98
D+86.0
Lead
7,927
Total
9,221
vs nation
D+87.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic95.4%10,137TrumpRepublican3.3%353OtherAll other candidates1.3%135
D+92.1
Lead
9,784
Total
10,625
vs nation
D+87.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic95.6%10,144TrumpRepublican1.6%174OtherAll other candidates2.8%292
D+94.0
Lead
9,852
Total
10,610
vs nation
D+91.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic99.7%10,710RomneyRepublican0.3%36OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+99.3
Lead
10,674
Total
10,746
vs nation
D+95.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic98.8%11,527McCainRepublican0.6%75OtherAll other candidates0.6%65
D+98.2
Lead
11,452
Total
11,667
vs nation
D+90.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic98.8%10,188BushRepublican0.7%76OtherAll other candidates0.4%46
D+98.1
Lead
10,112
Total
10,310
vs nation
D+100.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Modeled estimate from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal pointRelative-to-nation = Place margin minus national margin for the same office and year.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+86.0MIT Election Lab
Population
24,5892020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
14,137 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
1.7 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
2.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
91.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
3.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+99.3 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
West Pullman, IL · twin score 94.5

presidential history

Party record book

Grand Boulevard, IL · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles

Highest vote share

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

99.7%

10,710 votes · D+99.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 98.8%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

6.5%

598 votes · D+86.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3.3%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

11,527votes

98.8% of the vote · D+98.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 10,710 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

598votes

6.5% of the vote · D+86.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 353 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

John Kerry2004

+100.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+98.1 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +95.5 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−87.4pts R vs U.S.

Place D+86.0 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −87.6 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Grand Boulevard, IL, 2004–2024. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024); national margins from the same series.Vote share is the nominee’s votes over the candidate-vote total; “relative to the U.S.” subtracts the national margin from this Place’s margin (reversed for the Republican side, so the two are exactly symmetric). Ranking uses full precision and an exact tie goes to the more recent cycle.At least one record above sits on a modeled cycle — precinct returns allocated to this boundary, marked in place and estimated rather than certified.

What the record shows

Grand Boulevard voted Democratic by 86.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 12.1 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Republican—between 2004 and 2024.

The boundary is the city-sourced Community Area system (Current boundaries, source update 2025-04-22). Election totals are estimated from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal point. Detailed age, income, poverty, education, and language panels use the parent city's 2024 ACS profile as context; population and headline race figures use 2020 Census blocks inside this boundary.

Grand Boulevard: Democratic by 86.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
24,589 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 86.0 points (2024) · Akashic block-disaggregated presidential model
Political twins — neighborhoods

The neighborhoods whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

West Pullman
Illinois
94.5twin score
Similarity 0.95
Washington Heights
Illinois
94.4twin score
Similarity 0.94
Englewood
Illinois
91.8twin score
Similarity 0.92

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Grand Boulevard, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grand Boulevard, Illinois voted Democratic by 86.0 points (D+86.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,221 votes cast, 8,525 went Democratic and 598 went Republican.
How many people live in Grand Boulevard, Illinois?
Grand Boulevard, Illinois has a population of 24,589 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grand Boulevard, Illinois?
Median household income in Grand Boulevard, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Grand Boulevard, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Grand Boulevard, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.