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Bridgeport, 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 BridgeportThe boundary of Bridgeport, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+20.0).Bridgeport · D+20.0
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

HarrisDemocratic59.3%6,394TrumpRepublican39.3%4,241OtherAll other candidates1.4%149
D+20.0
Lead
2,153
Total
10,784
vs nation
D+21.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic67.3%8,214TrumpRepublican30.3%3,693OtherAll other candidates2.4%289
D+37.1
Lead
4,521
Total
12,196
vs nation
D+32.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic67.9%7,584TrumpRepublican25.8%2,885OtherAll other candidates6.3%702
D+42.1
Lead
4,699
Total
11,171
vs nation
D+40.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic74.9%6,966RomneyRepublican25.1%2,332OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+49.8
Lead
4,634
Total
9,298
vs nation
D+46.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic70.6%7,073McCainRepublican27.8%2,781OtherAll other candidates1.6%162
D+42.9
Lead
4,292
Total
10,016
vs nation
D+35.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic64.3%6,256BushRepublican35.1%3,415OtherAll other candidates0.6%61
D+29.2
Lead
2,841
Total
9,732
vs nation
D+31.6
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+20.0MIT Election Lab
Population
33,7022020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
16,119 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
2.1 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
34.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
2.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
22.0%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+49.8 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, NY · twin score 80.7

presidential history

Party record book

Bridgeport, 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

74.9%

6,966 votes · D+49.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 70.6%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

39.3%

4,241 votes · D+20.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 35.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

8,214votes

67.3% of the vote · D+37.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 7,584 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

4,241votes

39.3% of the vote · D+20.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,693 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

Barack Obama2012

+46.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+49.8 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +40.0 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−21.4pts R vs U.S.

Place D+20.0 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −31.6 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for Bridgeport, 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

Bridgeport voted Democratic by 20.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 9.2 points toward Republicans or Democrats in net terms—specifically Republican—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.

Bridgeport: Democratic by 20.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
33,702 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 20.0 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.

Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
New York
80.7twin score
Similarity 0.81
Bellerose
New York
78.1twin score
Similarity 0.78
Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
New York
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 Bridgeport, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bridgeport, Illinois voted Democratic by 20.0 points (D+20.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 10,784 votes cast, 6,394 went Democratic and 4,241 went Republican.
How many people live in Bridgeport, Illinois?
Bridgeport, Illinois has a population of 33,702 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bridgeport, Illinois?
Median household income in Bridgeport, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Bridgeport, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Bridgeport, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.