Rogers Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 87% of voters here vote Democratic and 13% Republican.
About 45% of adults in Rogers Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rogers Park, ~39% vote Democratic, ~6% Republican, and ~55% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rogers Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Rogers Park leans more Democratic than 21 of 27 neighbors.
Rogers Park runs about 64 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Rogers Park. The east side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+80) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+69), a spread of about 10 points.
Why Rogers 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 Rogers Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 56% of adults in Rogers Park have never been married, well above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 40%).
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Rogers Park, Chicago, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Rogers Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 72% of households in Rogers Park rent, about 47 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High-crime urban areas turn out at lower rates, and Rogers Park sits in the top 15% on a violent-crime measure. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Granville Gardens, Chicago, IL D+40
- West Ridge, Chicago, IL D+21
- Edgewater, Chicago, IL D+71
- South Evanston, Evanston, IL D+81
- Andersonville, Chicago, IL D+84
- Lincoln Square, Chicago, IL D+54
- Asia on Argyle, Chicago, IL D+73
- Bowmanville, Chicago, IL D+64
- Downtown, Evanston, IL D+74
- North Park, Chicago, IL D+28
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Central East Denver, Denver, CO D+62
- West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH D+9
- Long Island City, Queens, NY D+58
- Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, CA R+8
- Coral Way, Miami, FL R+11
- Southside, Fort Worth, TX D+36
- Southeast, Anaheim, CA D+19
- Ozone Park, Queens, NY D+11
- Raleigh, Memphis, TN D+68
- Beverly Glen, Studio City, CA D+40
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.