South Lawndale, Chicago, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in South Lawndale

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

South Lawndale leans heavily Democratic by roughly 40 points: about 70% of voters vote Democratic and 30% Republican.

 

About 32% of adults in South Lawndale typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in South Lawndale, ~22% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~68% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How South Lawndale compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, South Lawndale leans more Democratic than 16 of 44 neighbors.

South Lawndale runs about 30 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.

Politics vary noticeably by block within South Lawndale. The northwest side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+46) and the west side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+34), a spread of about 12 points.

Why South Lawndale 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 South Lawndale, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 53% of adults in South Lawndale have never been married, modestly above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 45%).

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; South Lawndale, Chicago, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in South Lawndale looks the way it does

Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. South Lawndale is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 42%, about 21 points below the Illinois average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 43% of adults in South Lawndale report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 63% of adults in South Lawndale have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. 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.