Bridgeview leans slightly Republican by roughly 12 points: about 44% of voters vote Democratic and 56% Republican.
About 54% of adults in Bridgeview typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bridgeview, ~24% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~46% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bridgeview compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bridgeview leans more Republican than 144 of 163 neighbors.
Bridgeview runs about 22 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Bridgeview is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bridgeview 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 Bridgeview, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bridgeview votes Republican even though it is densely developed (more than 99%, far above the Illinois average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Bridgeview runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine low high-school-completion share and a heavily developed built environment tend to turn out at a lower rate, as Bridgeview, IL does.
Why turnout in Bridgeview looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Bridgeview is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 34% of households in Bridgeview rent, above 90% of cities. Crowded housing lines up with lower turnout, and about 6% of homes in Bridgeview have more than one occupant per room, above 91% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hickory Hills, IL R+11
- Justice, IL D+4
- Burbank, IL R+8
- Bedford Park, IL R+10
- Palos Hills, IL R+11
- Chicago Ridge, IL R+3
- Summit, IL D+24
- Oak Lawn, IL D+2
- Hodgkins, IL R+18
- Worth, IL R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Vincentown, NJ R+25
- Jackson, WY D+18
- Massapequa Park, NY R+35
- Centerville, UT R+21
- Ferndale, MD D+10
- Portales, NM R+32
- Russellville, AL R+52
- Highland, MI R+26
- DeSoto, MO R+49
- Clio, MI R+20
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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.