Hamlin Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 82% of voters here vote Democratic and 18% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Hamlin Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Hamlin Park, ~60% vote Democratic, ~13% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Hamlin Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Hamlin Park leans more Democratic than 27 of 51 neighbors.
Hamlin Park runs about 52 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Hamlin 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 Hamlin Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Hamlin Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. High college attainment predicts Democratic voting, and Hamlin Park sits in the top quarter (about 82%, above 97% of neighborhoods).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Hamlin Park, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Hamlin Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Hamlin Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Middletown-Pelham Bay, Bronx, NY D+12
- Central Business District-Buffalo, Buffalo, NY D+61
- East Isles, Minneapolis, MN D+81
- Scioto Woods, Columbus, OH D+19
- East Augusta, Augusta, GA D+80
- Avalon, Albuquerque, NM D+17
- Terrace-Shurtleff, Napa, CA D+36
- Brookview, Waco, TX D+6
- Amtrak, San Bernardino, CA D+19
- Granite Hills, El Cajon, CA R+33
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.