Avalon Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Avalon Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Avalon Park, ~66% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Avalon Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Avalon Park is the most Democratic-leaning.
Avalon Park runs about 75 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Avalon Park 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 Avalon Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Avalon Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Avalon Park, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Avalon Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Avalon Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL D+82
- Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL D+84
- Calumet Heights, Chicago, IL D+85
- Essex, Chicago, IL D+82
- Pill Hill, Chicago, IL D+85
- Chatham, Chicago, IL D+85
- South Chicago, Chicago, IL D+76
- Cheltenham, Chicago, IL D+80
- South Shore, Chicago, IL D+83
- Windsor Park, Chicago, IL D+81
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Southsuide Estates, Jacksonville, FL R+18
- Ellerbee Woods, Shreveport, LA R+50
- Cartwright, Phoenix, AZ D+36
- West Side, Scranton, PA D+8
- Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA D+65
- Sunset Heights, Orem, UT R+26
- Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY D+62
- Broadway-Fillmore, Buffalo, NY D+47
- Sun City, Georgetown, TX R+20
- Central Terry, Billings, MT D+3
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.