† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHomewoodIllinoisUnited States
African American†39.9%12.1%9.9%
African1.2%0.5%0.5%
Nigerian1.0%0.3%0.2%
Jamaican0.4%—0.4%
German10.1%16.1%12.5%
Irish9.4%10.6%9.4%
Polish7.9%6.0%2.2%
Italian5.4%5.4%4.8%
English4.0%6.9%9.5%
American2.5%3.3%5.3%
Swedish1.3%1.5%—
Russian1.1%——
Mexican4.8%14.4%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.6%1.7%1.8%
Asian Indian0.4%2.1%1.4%
Chinese0.3%1.0%1.3%
Filipino0.2%1.0%0.9%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Homewood
Illinois
United States
Median age
40.2
39.1
39.1
Age 18–24
5.3%
9.1%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.6%
16.9%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Homewood
Illinois
United States
Median household income
$100,139
$83,390
$84,427
Poverty rate
9.4%
11.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
47.4%
37.9%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Homewood
Illinois
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
8.1%
24.1%
22.3%
Spanish
4.1%
14.0%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Homewood
Illinois
United States
Catholic
—
24.2%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
11.7%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
49.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Homewood, Illinois
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
+30.6%
2008
+44.2%
2012
+44.8%
2016
+54.6%
2020
+62.4%
2024
+63.5%
DemocraticRepublican
6 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits. † 2004 sub-county results are estimated: the source's block-level detail for this cycle was unreliable — either county/municipality-level consolidated reporting (COVID-era) or a precinct-to-block allocation that misplaced votes — so the figures are allocated from the constituent county totals in proportion to the place and scaled to certified totals.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
D
81.1%Harris8,585
17.6%Trump1,859
1.3%
D+63.5
D+1.1
D+65.0
10,586
D
80.3%Biden9,121
17.9%Trump2,037
1.7%
D+62.4
D+7.8
D+58.0
11,352
D
74.3%Clinton7,941
19.7%Trump2,104
6.0%
D+54.6
D+9.9
D+52.5
10,687
D
71.6%Obama7,282
26.9%Romney2,731
1.5%
D+44.8
D+0.5
D+40.9
10,168
D
71.5%Obama7,769
27.3%McCain2,966
1.2%
D+44.2
D+13.6
D+37.0
10,860
D
65.3%Kerry6,866
34.7%Bush3,647
0.1%
D+30.6
—
D+33.1
10,519
Homewood sits along the Illinois Central corridor in the south suburbs of Cook County, where a mix of working- and middle-class households has produced competitive results in statewide races over the past decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 63.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 1.1 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.5 points.
A population of 19,294, a 42% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $100,139 describe the city. The city's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Shaker Heights and South Euclid.
Akashic
Political twins — cities
The cities whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Homewood, Illinois voted Democratic by 63.5 points (D+63.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,586 votes cast, 8,585 went Democratic and 1,859 went Republican.
How many people live in Homewood, Illinois?
Homewood, Illinois has a population of 19,294 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Homewood, Illinois?
Median household income in Homewood, Illinois is $100,139 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Homewood, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Homewood, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.
