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

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

Lincoln Square is a Democratic stronghold. About 77% of voters here vote Democratic and 23% Republican.

 

About 60% of adults in Lincoln Square typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lincoln Square, ~46% vote Democratic, ~14% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Lincoln Square compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Lincoln Square leans more Democratic than 18 of 39 neighbors.

Lincoln Square runs about 44 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within Lincoln Square. The southeast side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+82) and the southwest side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+29), a spread of about 54 points.

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

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 62% of adults in Lincoln Square hold a bachelor's degree, about 33 points above the U.S. average of 28%.

Walkability and Democratic lean

Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.

Why turnout in Lincoln Square looks the way it does

Turnout in Lincoln Square sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. 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.