Corwith leans Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Corwith typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Corwith, ~21% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Corwith compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Corwith leans more Democratic than 8 of 41 neighbors.
Corwith runs about 19 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Corwith 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 Corwith, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Corwith live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Corwith, Chicago, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Corwith looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Corwith 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 49%, about 14 points below the Illinois average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 32% of adults in Corwith report food insecurity, above 86% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 75% of adults in Corwith have completed high school, below 91% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Brighton Park, Chicago, IL D+32
- Ducktown, Chicago, IL D+35
- South Lawndale, Chicago, IL D+41
- Archer Heights, Chicago, IL D+28
- Mount Pleasant, Chicago, IL D+28
- Crawford, Chicago, IL D+38
- Bohemian California, Chicago, IL D+46
- Gage Park, Chicago, IL D+39
- Garfield Manor, Chicago, IL D+38
- Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- King, Ann Arbor, MI D+58
- North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA D+65
- Turner, Kansas City, KS Even
- Sorrento Valley, San Diego, CA D+26
- Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC Even
- Port Gardner, Everett, WA D+34
- Riviera, Coral Gables, FL D+20
- Hatchville, East Falmouth, MA D+17
- Forest, Buffalo, NY D+54
- Ingleside, San Francisco, CA D+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.