Whiskey Point leans heavily Democratic by roughly 48 points: about 74% of voters vote Democratic and 26% Republican.
About 36% of adults in Whiskey Point typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whiskey Point, ~27% vote Democratic, ~9% Republican, and ~64% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whiskey Point compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Whiskey Point leans more Democratic than 13 of 42 neighbors.
Whiskey Point runs about 37 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Whiskey Point. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+67) and the east side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+16), a spread of about 52 points.
Why Whiskey Point 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 Whiskey Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Whiskey Point is about 6%, about 66 points below the U.S. average of 72%.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Whiskey Point, 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 Whiskey Point looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Whiskey Point 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 44%, about 19 points below the Illinois average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Whiskey Point report food insecurity, above 95% of neighborhoods. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 65% of adults in Whiskey Point have completed high school, below 97% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+81
- Central Park, Chicago, IL D+80
- East Garfield Park, Chicago, IL D+79
- North Lawndale, Chicago, IL D+78
- Mandell, Chicago, IL D+79
- Moreland, Chicago, IL D+77
- Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL D+61
- Claremont Cottages, Chicago, IL D+71
- Beat 2535, Chicago, IL D+54
- Bohemian California, Chicago, IL D+46
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- North Cambridge, Cambridge, MA D+71
- Metzger, Tigard, OR D+39
- Rockaway Park, Queens, NY R+8
- Waikiki, Honolulu, HI D+32
- Maplewood, Rochester, NY D+46
- Todt Hill, Staten Island, NY R+26
- Greater Rosemont, Baltimore, MD D+72
- Northwest Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO Even
- Kailua Kona, Kailua-Kona, HI D+18
- Au-Tenleytown, Washington, DC D+66
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.