Wicker Park is a Democratic stronghold. About 85% of voters here vote Democratic and 15% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Wicker Park typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wicker Park, ~58% vote Democratic, ~10% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wicker Park compares
Among neighborhoods within 5 miles, Wicker Park leans more Democratic than 37 of 52 neighbors.
Wicker Park runs about 60 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by block within Wicker Park. The south side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+75) and the northeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+63), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Wicker 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 Wicker Park, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with high college attainment vote Democratic. About 86% of adults in Wicker Park hold a bachelor's degree, about 57 points above the U.S. average of 28%. Dense areas vote Democratic, and Wicker Park sits in the top fifth on density (more than 99%, above 89% of neighborhoods). A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 53% of adults in Wicker Park have never been married, above 86% of neighborhoods.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Wicker Park, 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 Wicker Park looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wicker Park is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Wicker Park have completed high school, above 82% of neighborhoods. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Neighborhoods
- West Town, Chicago, IL D+69
- Ukrainian Village, Chicago, IL D+72
- Logan Square, Chicago, IL D+71
- Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL D+62
- Belgravia Terrace, Chicago, IL D+58
- Beat 2535, Chicago, IL D+54
- Hamlin Park, Chicago, IL D+63
- Near West Side, Chicago, IL D+68
- Humboldt Park, Chicago, IL D+61
- Greektown, Chicago, IL D+59
Neighborhoods with Similar Populations
- Harder-Tennyson, Hayward, CA D+37
- Mount Greenwood, Chicago, IL R+26
- Richmond, Portland, OR D+87
- Hunting Park, Philadelphia, PA D+64
- Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM D+15
- Southwest, Columbus, OH Even
- Canyon Crest, Riverside, CA D+10
- Bronxdale, Bronx, NY D+31
- Sheep Mountain, Las Vegas, NV R+12
- McGinley Square, Jersey City, NJ D+47
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.