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

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

Clearing leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in Clearing typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clearing, ~31% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Clearing compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Clearing leans more Democratic than 1 of 13 neighbors.

Clearing runs about 4 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Clearing. The east side runs the most Democratic (D+20) and the northwest side runs the most Republican (R+9), a spread of about 28 points.

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

Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Clearing live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Clearing, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.

Why turnout in Clearing looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Clearing 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.

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.