Pottage Park leans Democratic by roughly 26 points: about 63% of voters vote Democratic and 37% Republican.
About 51% of adults in Pottage Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Pottage Park, ~32% vote Democratic, ~19% Republican, and ~49% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Pottage Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Pottage Park leans more Democratic than 14 of 43 neighbors.
Pottage Park runs about 15 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Pottage Park. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+40) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+13), a spread of about 26 points.
Why Pottage 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 Pottage Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. More than 99% of residents in Pottage Park live in densely developed areas, about 64 points above the U.S. average of 36%.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Pottage Park, Chicago, IL sits in the top quarter 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 Pottage Park looks the way it does
Turnout in Pottage Park 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
- Martin Luther, Chicago, IL D+26
- Montrose, Chicago, IL D+39
- Grayland, Chicago, IL D+39
- Schorsch, Chicago, IL D+12
- Colonial Gardens, Chicago, IL D+20
- Jefferson Park, Chicago, IL D+22
- Belmont Cragin, Chicago, IL D+33
- Kelvyn Grove, Chicago, IL D+35
- North Mayfair, Chicago, IL D+39
- Gladstone, Chicago, IL D+23
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Wissanoning, Philadelphia, PA D+30
- West Bloomington, Bloomington, MN D+33
- Stapleton, Denver, CO D+56
- South Central Omaha, Omaha, NE D+15
- Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA D+35
- Alexandria Wrest, Alexandria, VA D+51
- Crenshaw, Los Angeles, CA D+74
- Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, NY D+24
- Pennsport-Whitman-Queen, Philadelphia, PA D+42
- Greater Eastside, St. Paul, MN D+32
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.