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

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

Greektown is a Democratic stronghold. About 80% of voters here vote Democratic and 20% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Greektown typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Greektown, ~45% vote Democratic, ~11% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Greektown compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Greektown leans more Democratic than 17 of 42 neighbors.

Greektown runs about 48 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Greektown. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+68) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+51), a spread of about 16 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in Greektown hold a bachelor's degree, about 58 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 59% of adults in Greektown have never been married, above 93% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Greektown, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.

Why turnout in Greektown looks the way it does

Strong routine healthcare access lines up with higher turnout, and Greektown sits in the top quarter on routine-care measures. 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.