Bedford Park leans slightly Republican by roughly 10 points: about 45% of voters vote Democratic and 55% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Bedford Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bedford Park, ~29% vote Democratic, ~35% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bedford Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bedford Park leans more Republican than 147 of 166 neighbors.
Bedford Park runs about 21 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Bedford Park is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bedford Park. The northeast side runs the most Democratic (D+26) and the east side runs the most Republican (R+20), a spread of about 46 points.
Why Bedford Park leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bedford Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bedford Park votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 88%, far above the Illinois average of 33%). Here an older population outweighs the Democratic lean that density usually predicts. Bedford Park runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Non-English at home and voter turnout
Places with a low non-English-at-home share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bedford Park, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bedford Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bedford Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Summit, IL D+24
- Forest View, IL R+14
- McCook, IL R+17
- Bridgeview, IL R+11
- Lyons, IL D+14
- Stickney, IL D+16
- Burbank, IL R+8
- Justice, IL D+4
- Hodgkins, IL R+18
- Riverside, IL D+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Forman, ND R+46
- Hansonville, VA R+70
- Bruce, SD R+52
- Nibbyville, IN R+54
- Isleboro, FL R+35
- Hathaway Mead, OR R+23
- Era, TX R+79
- Greendale, MO D+78
- Plummer, MN R+49
- Leighton, IA R+50
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.