Washington Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 91% of voters here vote Democratic and 9% Republican.
About 46% of adults in Washington Park typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Washington Park, ~42% vote Democratic, ~4% Republican, and ~54% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Washington Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Washington Park leans more Democratic than 23 of 41 neighbors.
Washington Park runs about 70 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Why Washington 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 Washington Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many never-married adults vote Democratic. About 71% of adults in Washington Park have never been married, far above similar-sized neighborhoods (around 35%).
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Washington Park, 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 Washington Park looks the way it does
Renters vote less often than owners. About 86% of households in Washington Park rent, about 61 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Limited routine healthcare access lines up with lower turnout, and Washington Park sits in the bottom quarter on routine-care measures. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 50% of adults in Washington Park report food insecurity, above 98% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- Woodlawn, Chicago, IL D+82
- Hyde Park, Chicago, IL D+83
- Englewood, Chicago, IL D+80
- Grand Boulevard, Chicago, IL D+82
- Becks Park, Chicago, IL D+80
- Kenwood, Chicago, IL D+84
- Grand Crossing, Chicago, IL D+82
- Canaryville, Chicago, IL R+3
- New City, Chicago, IL D+54
- Oakland, Chicago, IL D+80
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Baldwin Park, Orlando, FL D+10
- St. Francis, Daly City, CA D+35
- Southside, Toledo, OH D+34
- River Mountain, Little Rock, AR D+9
- Family Acres, Lincoln, NE Even
- Sky Line, San Diego, CA D+33
- Parkrose, Portland, OR D+35
- Southwest, Wichita, KS Even
- Jenkins-Pinecroft, Shreveport, LA D+33
- Atlantic Beaches, Atlantic Beach, FL R+15
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.