The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around Grundy County. Darker red areas have almost entirely Republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for Democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties.
Politics Key
Grundy County tends to be republican based on voting results in recent elections. Compared to other nearby counties, Grundy County has more republican voters. Compared to the nation as a whole, Grundy County leans more republican.
Highly educated populations with bachelor’s degrees or higher tend to vote for more liberal candidates. In Grundy County, 24.03% of all adults have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher. Educated women are far less likely to vote for conservatives, and in Grundy County women make up 50.03% of the population.
Older Americans tend to vote more conservatively. Members of the Boomer and Silent generations (born 1928-1964) more often vote for republicans while GenX, Millennials (born 1965-1996) and younger generations consistently support democrats. The median age in Grundy County is 38.6, which is older than the national median age of 38.1.
Is Grundy County a political battleground? Across all types of political contests in Grundy County, including state, local and presidential elections, races come within five percentage points 13% of the time.
Note: Federal, local, and state elections are weighed based on the recency of the election and the importance most voters assign to each seat.
Nearby Counties
- Will County, IL: more liberal voters
- Kendall County, IL: more liberal voters
- LaSalle County, IL: more liberal voters
- Kankakee County, IL: more liberal voters
- Livingston County, IL: more conservative voters
- DuPage County, IL: more liberal voters
- Kane County, IL: more liberal voters
- DeKalb County, IL: more liberal voters
- Putnam County, IL: more liberal voters
- Iroquois County, IL: more conservative voters
Counties with Similar Populations
- Cabo Rojo Municipio, PR: more liberal voters
- Scott County, KY: more conservative voters
- Loudon County, TN: more conservative voters
- Walker County, TX: more conservative voters
- Dickson County, TN: more conservative voters
- Waupaca County, WI: more conservative voters
- Vernon Parish, LA: more conservative voters
- Coffee County, AL: more conservative voters
- Johnson County, MO: more conservative voters
- Tuolumne County, CA: more liberal voters
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