Franklin Park leans slightly Democratic by roughly 6 points: about 53% of voters vote Democratic and 47% Republican.
About 55% of adults in Franklin Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Franklin Park, ~29% vote Democratic, ~26% Republican, and ~45% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Franklin Park compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Franklin Park leans more Democratic than 50 of 162 neighbors.
Franklin Park runs about 5 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Franklin Park. The west side runs the most Democratic (D+12) and the northeast side runs the most Republican (R+2), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Franklin 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 Franklin Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Franklin Park live in densely developed areas, about 63 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 43% of adults in Franklin Park have never been married, above 95% of cities.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Franklin Park, IL sits in the top tenth 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 Franklin Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Franklin Park is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 22% of adults in Franklin Park report food insecurity, above 85% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Schiller Park, IL R+13
- River Grove, IL R+4
- Melrose Park, IL D+22
- Northlake, IL D+17
- Stone Park, IL D+23
- Norridge, IL R+21
- Elmwood Park, IL D+19
- Bellwood, IL D+78
- Berkeley, IL D+44
- Bensenville, IL D+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Chickasha, OK R+41
- Scottsboro, AL R+62
- Newberry, SC Even
- Cantonment, FL R+39
- Selah, WA R+36
- Fortville, IN R+19
- Sudbury, MA D+33
- Palos Hills, IL R+11
- Brewster, NY R+9
- Colonia, NJ R+9
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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.