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Oak Brook·Illinois

Oak Brook moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

20082024·5 elections
IL
Oak Brook
TrumpR+12.7
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican52.7%2,609
Kamala HarrisDemocratic40.0%1,981
OtherAll other candidates7.3%359
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2008–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 2008 to 2024. Most recent: −12.7% in 2024.−12.7%DR20082024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
2008−22.3%
2012−39.3%
2016−12.2%
2020−5.9%
2024−12.7%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−12.7%
1,9812,6094,949
R
−5.9%
2,5652,8945,537
R
−12.2%
2,0102,6124,920
R
−39.3%
1,3643,1314,495
R
−22.3%
1,8912,9954,951

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
IndicatorOak BrookCityIllinoisStateUnited StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White59.5%61.0%61.0%
Black0.3%13.6%12.2%
Asian33.1%6.0%6.0%
Two or more races6.5%10.9%12.6%
Other race0.6%8.6%8.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.7%18.8%19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income$175,870$83,390$84,427
Poverty rate6.6%11.8%12.5%
Median age55.239.139.1
Age 18–248.3%9.1%9.2%
Age 65 and older17.3%16.9%17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)66.4%37.8%35.7%
Speaks a non-English language at home33.2%24.0%22.3%
Other Indo-European12.6%2.6%2.0%
Arabic7.9%0.6%0.5%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)5.3%0.9%1.1%
Spanish2.4%14.0%13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestryGerman 16.1%German 16.1%German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestryIrish 13.0%Irish 10.6%English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestryItalian 9.9%English 6.9%Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic36.2%County context24.2%18.6%
Evangelical Protestant9.6%County context11.7%16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed36.4%County context49.2%51.5%
Muslim7.6%County context3.7%1.3%
Mainline Protestant5.8%County context5.3%5.2%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.1%
Irish
13.0%
Italian
9.9%
Polish
9.7%
English
6.2%
American
2.6%
French
1.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
66.8%
speak English only
Other Indo-European12.6%
Arabic7.9%
Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)5.3%
Spanish2.4%
Other Asian & Pacific Island2.2%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic1.5%
Korean0.7%
German or other West Germanic0.3%
Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic
36.2%
Evangelical Protestant
9.6%
Muslim
7.6%
Mainline Protestant
5.8%
Hindu
1.2%
Orthodox Christian
1.2%
Other Christian
0.6%
Latter-day Saints
0.4%
Black Protestant
0.4%
Buddhist
0.4%
Jewish
0.1%
Other faiths
0.1%
Unaffiliated or not counted36.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Oak Brook sits in the Upper Midwest. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 39.3 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 12.7 points.

A population of 8,056, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $175,870 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Oak Brook, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Oak Brook, Illinois voted Republican by 12.7 points (R+12.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,949 votes cast, 1,981 went Democratic and 2,609 went Republican.
What is Oak Brook, Illinois's political typology?
Akashic places Oak Brook, Illinois in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 0 times, Republican 5 times, and other 0 times.
How many people live in Oak Brook, Illinois?
Oak Brook, Illinois has a population of 8,056 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Oak Brook, Illinois?
Median household income in Oak Brook, Illinois is $175,870 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Oak Brook, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Oak Brook, Illinois from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 5 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.