West Town, Chicago, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in West Town

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

West Town is a Democratic stronghold. About 84% of voters here vote Democratic and 16% Republican.

 

About 58% of adults in West Town typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in West Town, ~49% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~42% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How West Town compares

Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, West Town leans more Democratic than 29 of 50 neighbors.

West Town runs about 58 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.

Why West Town 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 West Town, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 72% of adults in West Town hold a bachelor's degree, about 44 points above the U.S. average of 28%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 58% of adults in West Town have never been married, above 91% of neighborhoods.

Paved land cover and Democratic lean

Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; West Town, 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 West Town looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 62% of households in West Town rent, about 37 points above the U.S. average of 25%. 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.