Gage Park leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.
About 33% of adults in Gage Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Gage Park, ~23% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~67% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Gage Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Gage Park leans more Democratic than 16 of 41 neighbors.
Gage Park runs about 28 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Gage 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 Gage Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Gage Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Gage Park, Chicago, IL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Gage Park looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Gage 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 49%, about 14 points below the Illinois average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 38% of adults in Gage Park report food insecurity, above 91% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 67% of adults in Gage Park have completed high school, below 96% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Garfield Manor, Chicago, IL D+38
- Brighton Park, Chicago, IL D+32
- Chicago Lawn, Chicago, IL D+58
- Back of the Yards, Chicago, IL D+46
- West Elsdon, Chicago, IL D+28
- New City, Chicago, IL D+54
- Archer Heights, Chicago, IL D+28
- West Englewood, Chicago, IL D+79
- Corwith, Chicago, IL D+30
- West Lawn, Chicago, IL D+32
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Central Dallas, Carrollton, TX D+8
- South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA D+22
- Howard Beach, Queens, NY R+29
- Bridgeport, Chicago, IL D+27
- North End, Tacoma, WA D+58
- Roxborough, Philadelphia, PA D+40
- West Englewood, Chicago, IL D+79
- North Austin, Austin, TX D+48
- Greater Landover, Landover, MD D+78
- Academy Gardens, Philadelphia, PA D+7
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.