2 2 nd ▁Street ) ▁are ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁named ▁east - west ▁cross ▁streets . ▁Number ing ▁continues ▁south ward ▁in ▁Chicago ▁into ▁the ▁upper ▁hundreds ▁at ▁a ▁pace ▁of ▁ 8 ▁blocks ▁per ▁mile . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁The ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁community ▁area ▁has ▁supported ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁the ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁cast ▁ 9 , 7 6 1 ▁votes ▁for ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁cast ▁ 1 , 4 2 5 ▁votes ▁for ▁Donald ▁Trump ▁( 8 3 . 4 3 % ▁to ▁ 1 2 . 1 8 %). ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁president ial ▁election , ▁the ▁Near ▁South ▁Side ▁cast ▁ 9 , 2 5 2 ▁votes ▁for ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁and ▁cast ▁ 2 , 2 5 3 ▁votes ▁for ▁Mitt ▁Rom ney ▁( 7 9 . 3 3 % ▁to ▁ 1 9 . 3 2 %). ▁ ▁South ▁Loop / Pr inter ' s ▁Row ▁overlap ▁ ▁Because ▁neighborhood ▁line ▁drawing ▁is ▁sometimes ▁im prec ise , ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁confusion ▁regarding ▁where ▁the ▁South ▁Loop ▁neighborhood ▁( which ▁incorpor ates ▁Pr inter ' s ▁Row ) ▁begins ▁and ▁ends . ▁Some ▁sources ▁do ▁not ▁define ▁its ▁northern ▁boundary , ▁while ▁defining ▁its ▁southern ▁boundary ▁as ▁C erm ak ▁Street ▁( 2 2 nd ▁Street ) ▁and ▁its ▁western ▁boundary ▁as ▁Canal ▁Street . ▁The ▁Pra irie ▁District