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Albany Park, IL

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

2004–2024 · D minus R
Full record · 2004 → 2024
2024 presidential vote for Albany ParkThe boundary of Albany Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+59.7).Albany Park · D+59.7
2024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The boundary is the Chicago Community Areas. Results for 2004–2024 are modeled from precinct returns assigned through 2020 Census blocks, not certified neighborhood returns.

President results by year

Modeled candidate-vote estimate on Census boundaries

HarrisDemocratic79.2%11,341TrumpRepublican19.5%2,788OtherAll other candidates1.3%192
D+59.7
Lead
8,553
Total
14,321
vs nation
D+61.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic81.4%13,733TrumpRepublican16.4%2,764OtherAll other candidates2.2%366
D+65.0
Lead
10,969
Total
16,863
vs nation
D+60.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic81.7%12,190TrumpRepublican12.0%1,796OtherAll other candidates6.2%932
D+69.7
Lead
10,394
Total
14,918
vs nation
D+67.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic82.2%9,689RomneyRepublican17.8%2,101OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+64.4
Lead
7,588
Total
11,790
vs nation
D+60.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic80.5%10,264McCainRepublican17.9%2,285OtherAll other candidates1.6%208
D+62.5
Lead
7,979
Total
12,757
vs nation
D+55.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic74.8%9,097BushRepublican23.5%2,860OtherAll other candidates1.7%202
D+51.3
Lead
6,237
Total
12,159
vs nation
D+53.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
Modeled estimate from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal pointRelative-to-nation = Place margin minus national margin for the same office and year.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
D+59.7MIT Election Lab
Population
48,3962020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
25,199 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
1.9 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
35.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
4.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
46.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+69.7 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Irving Park, IL · twin score 81.7

presidential history

Party record book

Albany Park, IL · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.

2004–2024 · 6 presidential cycles

Highest vote share

Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.

Democratic

Barack Obama2012

82.2%

9,689 votes · D+64.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 81.7%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

23.5%

2,860 votes · D+51.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 19.5%

Most votes

Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

13,733votes

81.4% of the vote · D+65.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 12,190 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

2,860votes

23.5% of the vote · D+51.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 2,788 votes

Best relative to the U.S.

This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.

Democratic

Hillary Clinton2016

+67.6pts D vs U.S.

Place D+69.7 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +61.2 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2004

−53.8pts R vs U.S.

Place D+51.3 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · −55.3 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Albany Park, IL, 2004–2024. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024); national margins from the same series.Vote share is the nominee’s votes over the candidate-vote total; “relative to the U.S.” subtracts the national margin from this Place’s margin (reversed for the Republican side, so the two are exactly symmetric). Ranking uses full precision and an exact tie goes to the more recent cycle.At least one record above sits on a modeled cycle — precinct returns allocated to this boundary, marked in place and estimated rather than certified.

What the record shows

Albany Park voted Democratic by 59.7 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 8.4 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Democratic—between 2004 and 2024.

The boundary is the city-sourced Community Area system (Current boundaries, source update 2025-04-22). Election totals are estimated from precinct returns disaggregated to 2020 Census blocks and assigned by block internal point. Detailed age, income, poverty, education, and language panels use the parent city's 2024 ACS profile as context; population and headline race figures use 2020 Census blocks inside this boundary.

Albany Park: Democratic by 59.7 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
48,396 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 59.7 points (2024) · Akashic block-disaggregated presidential model
Political twins — neighborhoods

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

Irving Park
Illinois
81.7twin score
Similarity 0.82
Sunset Park (West)
New York
79.6twin score
Similarity 0.80
Avondale
Illinois
76.9twin score
Similarity 0.77

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.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Albany Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Albany Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 59.7 points (D+59.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 14,321 votes cast, 11,341 went Democratic and 2,788 went Republican.
How many people live in Albany Park, Illinois?
Albany Park, Illinois has a population of 48,396 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Albany Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Albany Park, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Albany Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Albany Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.