Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Lincoln Park

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

Lincoln Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 81% of voters here vote Democratic and 19% Republican.

 

About 65% of adults in Lincoln Park typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln Park, ~53% vote Democratic, ~12% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lincoln Park compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lincoln Park leans more Democratic than 15 of 40 neighbors.

Lincoln Park runs about 51 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in Lincoln Park 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 57% of adults in Lincoln Park have never been married, above 90% of neighborhoods.

Population density and Democratic lean

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

Why turnout in Lincoln Park looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lincoln 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Lincoln Park have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. 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.