60464 leans slightly Republican by roughly 8 points: about 46% of voters vote Democratic and 54% Republican.
About 88% of adults in 60464 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 60464, ~40% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 60464 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 60464 leans more Republican than 73 of 86 neighbors.
60464 runs about 19 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while 60464 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by block within 60464. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+18) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+5), a spread of about 13 points.
Why 60464 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 60464, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
60464 votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Illinois average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. 60464 runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; 60464, IL sits in the top tenth 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 60464 looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. 60464 is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in 60464 own their home, above 86% of zip codes. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.