Evergreen Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 30 points: about 65% of voters vote Democratic and 35% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Evergreen Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Evergreen Park, ~50% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Evergreen Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Evergreen Park leans more Democratic than 97 of 148 neighbors.
Evergreen Park runs about 20 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Evergreen Park. The northeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+55) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+7), a spread of about 48 points.
Why Evergreen Park 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 Evergreen Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Evergreen Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Evergreen Park sits in the top quarter (about 43%, above 90% of cities). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 33% of adults in Evergreen Park have never been married, above 84% of cities.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Evergreen Park, 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 Evergreen Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Evergreen Park sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hometown, IL R+3
- Oak Lawn, IL D+2
- Merrionette Park, IL D+17
- Alsip, IL D+17
- Burbank, IL R+8
- Chicago Ridge, IL R+3
- Blue Island, IL D+46
- Calumet Park, IL D+81
- Worth, IL R+13
- Robbins, IL D+77
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mattoon, IL R+33
- Fort Payne, AL R+63
- Stroudsburg, PA Even
- Watervliet, NY D+17
- Howard, WI R+12
- Fulshear, TX R+25
- Lillington, NC R+24
- Melville, NY R+4
- Havre de Grace, MD D+5
- Payson, AZ R+42
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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.