Central Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 42% of adults in Central Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Central Park, ~38% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~58% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Central Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Central Park leans more Democratic than 38 of 40 neighbors.
Central Park runs about 69 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Central 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 Central Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Central 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 59% of adults in Central Park have never been married, above 92% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Central Park, Chicago, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Central Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Central 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 37%, about 26 points below the Illinois average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 73% of households in Central Park rent, about 48 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 52% of adults in Central Park report food insecurity, in the top fraction of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Whiskey Point, Chicago, IL D+48
- West Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Moreland, Chicago, IL D+77
- Mandell, Chicago, IL D+79
- East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+79
- Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL D+61
- North Lawndale, Chicago, IL D+78
- Austin, Chicago, IL D+74
- Beat 2535, Chicago, IL D+54
- Claremont Cottages, Chicago, IL D+71
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- The Lakes-Country Club, Spring Valley, NV D+11
- Black Rock, Buffalo, NY D+29
- Foothills, Henderson, NV R+17
- South Central, Raleigh, NC D+69
- Homaker Park, Bakersfield, CA D+13
- Turtle Creek, Jacksonville, FL D+75
- Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio, TX D+37
- Brentwood, Jacksonville, FL D+76
- Wood Streets, Riverside, CA D+17
- Franklin Heights, Milwaukee, WI D+88
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.