Mandell is a Democratic stronghold. About 90% of voters here vote Democratic and 10% Republican.
About 47% of adults in Mandell typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mandell, ~42% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~53% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mandell compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Mandell leans more Democratic than 31 of 34 neighbors.
Mandell runs about 68 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Mandell 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 Mandell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Mandell live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 63% of adults in Mandell have never been married, above 95% of neighborhoods.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Mandell, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mandell looks the way it does
Areas with high food insecurity turn out at lower rates. About 44% of adults in Mandell report food insecurity, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 16%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 67% of households in Mandell rent, about 42 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Mandell sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Moreland, Chicago, IL D+77
- Central Park, Chicago, IL D+80
- West Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Austin, Chicago, IL D+74
- Whiskey Point, Chicago, IL D+48
- Ridgeland, Oak Park, IL D+82
- North Lawndale, Chicago, IL D+78
- Edmund F Burton, Oak Park, IL D+75
- East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+79
- Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL D+61
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- King, Portland, OR D+82
- Cedar Hills-Cedar Mill North, Beaverton, OR D+42
- Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, Atlanta, GA D+67
- Samoset, Bradenton, FL D+20
- Soho, Manhattan, NY D+70
- Davis Lake-Eastfield, Charlotte, NC D+50
- Waialae-Kahala, Honolulu, HI D+27
- Arlington, Riverside, CA D+11
- Mar Lee, Denver, CO D+38
- North Ridge Rosemont, Alexandria, VA D+56
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.