Italian Bowery is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Italian Bowery typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Italian Bowery, ~41% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Italian Bowery compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Italian Bowery leans more Democratic than 14 of 33 neighbors.
Italian Bowery runs about 71 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Italian Bowery 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 Italian Bowery, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Italian Bowery is fewer than 1%, about 72 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 56% of adults in Italian Bowery have never been married, above 89% of neighborhoods.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Italian Bowery looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 84% of households in Italian Bowery rent, about 59 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Italian Bowery sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 50% of adults in Italian Bowery report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Davis Tract, San Leandro, CA D+36
- Meadow Hills, Aurora, CO D+33
- Westowne, Catonsville, MD D+50
- Hiawatha, Minneapolis, MN D+68
- Diamond Lake, Minneapolis, MN D+62
- Side Creek, Aurora, CO D+23
- South Los Altos, Los Altos, CA D+38
- Southeast Como, Minneapolis, MN D+66
- Tippecanoe, Milwaukee, WI D+32
- Michigan Park, Washington, DC D+86
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.