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1892–2024
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Chicago
presidential margin
2008D+35.12012D+28.42016D+32.02020D+30.82024D+23.1
full record · 1892 → 2024
D+23.1
2024
median income$91,221U.S. $80,734 · IL $83,390
median age38.7U.S. 39.1
poverty rate11.3%U.S. 12.5%
bachelor’s+ (25+)40.9%U.S. 35.6%
non-english29.8%U.S. 22.3%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German13.0%
Irish10.2%
Polish7.8%
Mexican18.1%
Puerto Rican2.2%
Guatemalan0.4%
African American†14.0%
African0.6%
Nigerian0.3%
Asian Indian2.5%
Filipino1.3%
Chinese1.2%
religion
other traditions
Muslim4.6%
Mainline3.9%
Black Protestant3.6%
Other Christian0.8%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Chicago, Illinois

Akashic
ChicagoHarrisD+23.1
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2024 presidential margin by county for Chicago, ILA map of the constituent counties of Chicago, IL, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.DeKalb County, IL · D+2.0Lake County, IN · D+5.6DuPage County, IL · D+13.1Kendall County, IL · D+1.5Cook County, IL · D+41.6Will County, IL · D+1.6Newton County, IN · R+57.0Porter County, IN · R+10.5LaSalle County, IL · R+18.5Jasper County, IN · R+54.3LaPorte County, IN · R+14.1Kankakee County, IL · R+20.8Grundy County, IL · R+29.5Lake County, IL · D+20.7McHenry County, IL · R+5.3Kane County, IL · D+9.3
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Kamala Harris ✓Democratic60.5%2,518,309
Donald TrumpRepublican37.3%1,554,365
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Independent2.2%92,745
D+60
R+60
16 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (16 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Chicago, IL — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Cook County, ILDemocraticD+41.6
DeKalb County, ILDemocraticD+2.0
DuPage County, ILDemocraticD+13.1
Grundy County, ILRepublicanR+29.5
Jasper County, INRepublicanR+54.3
Kane County, ILDemocraticD+9.3
Kankakee County, ILRepublicanR+20.8
Kendall County, ILDemocraticD+1.5
Lake County, INDemocraticD+5.6
Lake County, ILDemocraticD+20.7
LaPorte County, INRepublicanR+14.1
LaSalle County, ILRepublicanR+18.5
McHenry County, ILRepublicanR+5.3
Newton County, INRepublicanR+57.0
Porter County, INRepublicanR+10.5
Will County, ILDemocraticD+1.6
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
D
60.5%Harris2,518,309
37.3%Trump1,554,365
2.2%Kennedy92,745
+23.1%
4,165,419
D
64.4%Biden2,905,962
33.6%Trump1,515,280
2.0%Jorgensen90,920
+30.8%
4,512,162
D
62.9%Clinton2,594,942
30.9%Trump1,276,280
6.2%Johnson254,746
+32.0%
4,125,968
D
63.4%Obama2,433,049
35.0%Romney1,342,668
1.6%Johnson62,557
+28.4%
3,838,274
D
67.0%Obama2,702,602
31.9%McCain1,286,531
1.1%Nader44,731
+35.1%
4,033,864
D
59.6%Kerry2,250,932
39.7%Bush1,496,928
0.7%Badnarik26,253
+20.0%
3,774,113
D
58.7%Gore1,974,624
38.6%Bush1,296,366
2.7%Nader91,275
+20.2%
3,362,265
D
57.7%Clinton1,738,817
34.1%Dole1,026,920
8.2%Perot247,990
+23.6%
3,013,727
D
50.1%Clinton1,786,875
33.5%Bush1,195,536
16.5%Perot587,540
+16.6%
3,569,951
R
49.4%Dukakis1,599,769
49.9%Bush1,614,750
0.8%Paul24,686
−0.5%
3,239,205
R
45.1%Mondale1,540,853
54.3%Reagan1,852,495
0.6%Bergland19,778
−9.1%
3,413,126
R
45.0%Carter1,508,456
46.3%Reagan1,552,674
8.8%Anderson294,002
−1.3%
3,355,132
R
49.0%Carter1,636,328
49.1%Ford1,642,059
1.9%McCarthy62,564
−0.2%
3,340,951
R
41.9%McGovern1,408,145
57.6%Nixon1,938,319
0.5%Schmitz17,266
−15.8%
3,363,730
D
46.1%Humphrey1,520,552
44.8%Nixon1,477,484
9.1%Wallace299,412
+1.3%
3,297,448
D
60.2%Johnson2,021,938
39.7%Goldwater1,333,012
0.0%Hass1,159
+20.5%
3,356,109
D
53.3%Kennedy1,780,922
46.5%Nixon1,554,116
0.3%Byrd8,689
+6.8%
3,343,727
R
40.5%Stevenson1,232,627
59.3%Eisenhower1,803,275
0.2%Andrews7,368
−18.8%
3,043,270
R
47.0%Stevenson1,447,098
52.7%Eisenhower1,625,175
0.3%Hallinan8,726
−5.8%
3,080,999
D
51.7%Truman1,448,054
47.5%Dewey1,329,346
0.8%Thurmond21,811
+4.2%
2,799,211
D
55.0%Roosevelt1,517,838
44.7%Dewey1,233,573
0.4%Thomas10,424
+10.3%
2,761,835
D
53.1%Roosevelt1,426,233
46.5%Willkie1,250,763
0.4%Thomas10,817
+6.5%
2,687,813
D
60.0%Roosevelt1,512,438
37.2%Landon937,349
2.8%Lemke71,012
+22.8%
2,520,799
D
53.8%Roosevelt1,145,428
43.1%Hoover918,776
3.1%Thomas66,447
+10.6%
2,130,651
R
44.4%Smith869,053
54.9%Hoover1,075,422
0.8%Thomas14,738
−10.5%
1,959,213
R
19.2%Davis272,095
63.2%Coolidge895,180
17.6%La Follette249,351
−44.0%
1,416,626
R
21.3%Cox243,371
72.3%Harding826,877
6.5%Debs73,867
−51.0%
1,144,115
R
42.4%Wilson461,447
53.7%Hughes585,403
3.9%Benson42,718
−11.4%
1,089,568
O
30.2%Wilson172,829
19.1%Taft109,529
50.7%Roosevelt290,053
Roosevelt +20.5
572,411
R
35.6%Bryan198,478
57.4%Taft319,797
7.0%Debs39,141
−21.8%
557,416
R
25.9%Parker134,875
61.0%Roosevelt317,746
13.1%Debs68,371
−35.1%
520,992
R
43.7%Bryan233,100
53.6%McKinley286,185
2.7%Woolley14,422
−9.9%
533,707
R
38.9%Bryan197,123
59.5%McKinley301,389
1.6%Palmer8,042
−20.6%
506,554
D
52.1%Cleveland191,505
44.9%Harrison164,987
3.0%Weaver11,099
+7.2%
367,591
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1892–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1892 to 2024. Most recent: +23.1% in 2024.flipped D · 1992+23.1%DR18922024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1892+7.2%
1896−20.6%
1900−9.9%
1904−35.1%
1908−21.8%
1912+11.1%
1916−11.4%
1920−51.0%
1924−44.0%
1928−10.5%
1932+10.6%
1936+22.8%
1940+6.5%
1944+10.3%
1948+4.2%
1952−5.8%
1956−18.8%
1960+6.8%
1964+20.5%
1968+1.3%
1972−15.8%
1976−0.2%
1980−1.3%
1984−9.1%
1988−0.5%
1992+16.6%
1996+23.6%
2000+20.2%
2004+20.0%
2008+35.1%
2012+28.4%
2016+32.0%
2020+30.8%
2024+23.1%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in ChicagoTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 5,018,552 in 2024.1.3M2.6M3.9M5.1M5M20162024
Registered voters
Voter registration in Chicago
YearTotal registered
20164,689,310
20184,802,169
20204,885,892
20225,145,357
20245,018,552
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Chicago's designated market area delivers the state's largest television audience and anchors Illinois Democrats' statewide math, with Cook County alone casting roughly 40% of the state's total votes in most election cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 35.1 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 51.0 points in 1920. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 7.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 23.1 points.

A population of 9,698,861, a 50% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $91,221 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Philadelphia and New York.

Political twins — media markets

The media markets whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
93.0twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ Puerto Rican ancestry
New York
New York
92.4twin score
2004–2020 trajectory≠ 12-yr trend
Detroit
Michigan
90.5twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ % Latino

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Chicago, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Chicago, Illinois voted Democratic by 23.1 points (D+23.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,165,419 votes cast, 2,518,309 went Democratic and 1,554,365 went Republican.
When did Chicago, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Chicago, Illinois voted Republican was 1988.
How many people live in Chicago, Illinois?
Chicago, Illinois has a population of 9,698,861 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Chicago, Illinois?
Median household income in Chicago, Illinois is $91,221 — above the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Chicago, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Chicago, Illinois from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 15 went Republican.