Pill Hill is a Democratic stronghold. About 93% of voters here vote Democratic and 7% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Pill Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pill Hill, ~90% vote Democratic, ~7% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pill Hill compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pill Hill leans more Democratic than 25 of 27 neighbors.
Pill Hill runs about 74 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Pill Hill 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 Pill Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Pill Hill live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Pill Hill, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Pill Hill looks the way it does
Turnout in Pill Hill 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.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Calumet Heights, Chicago, IL D+85
- South Chicago, Chicago, IL D+76
- Cheltenham, Chicago, IL D+80
- South Deering, Chicago, IL D+65
- The Bush, Chicago, IL D+68
- Avalon Park, Chicago, IL D+86
- Windsor Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Italian Bowery, Chicago, IL D+82
- Avalon Highlands, Chicago, IL D+84
- Chatham, Chicago, IL D+85
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- University South, Palo Alto, CA D+66
- Country Isles, Weston, FL Even
- Samish Hill, Bellingham, WA D+56
- West Side, Charleston, WV D+43
- Lasell Village, Auburndale, MA D+57
- Pendleton Heights, Kansas City, MO D+62
- Aviation, Detroit, MI D+88
- Cameron Park, Billings, MT R+9
- Reagan, San Angelo, TX R+20
- Marina West, Oxnard, CA D+31
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.