Beverly, Chicago, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Beverly

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Beverly leans heavily Democratic by roughly 50 points: about 75% of voters vote Democratic and 25% Republican.

 

About 85% of adults in Beverly typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beverly, ~64% vote Democratic, ~21% Republican, and ~15% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Beverly compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Beverly leans more Democratic than 3 of 25 neighbors.

Beverly runs about 39 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Beverly. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+70) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+5), a spread of about 65 points.

Why Beverly 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 Beverly, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 57% of adults in Beverly hold a bachelor's degree, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Beverly, Chicago, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Beverly looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Beverly 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 86% of households in Beverly own their home, compared to around 61% in nearby neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.