Becks Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 40% of adults in Becks Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Becks Park, ~36% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~60% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Becks Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Becks Park leans more Democratic than 21 of 47 neighbors.
Becks Park runs about 69 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Becks 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 Becks Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Becks Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 55% of adults in Becks Park have never been married, above 88% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Becks Park, Chicago, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Becks Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Becks Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 39%, about 24 points below the Illinois average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 70% of households in Becks Park rent, about 45 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 55% of adults in Becks Park report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Englewood, Chicago, IL D+80
- Auburn Park, Chicago, IL D+82
- Grand Crossing, Chicago, IL D+82
- West Englewood, Chicago, IL D+79
- Washington Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Chester Highlands, Chicago, IL D+83
- Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL D+84
- South Englewood, Chicago, IL D+83
- Woodlawn, Chicago, IL D+82
- Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL D+84
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Lincoln Village West, Stockton, CA D+11
- Fifth by Northwest, Columbus, OH D+48
- Algonquin, Louisville, KY D+72
- Forest Hills, Cleveland, OH D+88
- Cliffcannon, Spokane, WA D+46
- Murray Hill, Jacksonville, FL D+10
- North Indian Trail, Spokane, WA R+4
- Charlotte, Rochester, NY D+22
- Foothills, Fortuna Foothills, AZ R+34
- Beechwood, Rochester, NY D+70
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.