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East Garfield 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 East Garfield ParkThe boundary of East Garfield Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+77.9).East Garfield Park · D+77.9
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

HarrisDemocratic88.3%4,856TrumpRepublican10.4%571OtherAll other candidates1.4%75
D+77.9
Lead
4,285
Total
5,502
vs nation
D+79.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic93.6%6,817TrumpRepublican4.9%359OtherAll other candidates1.5%109
D+88.6
Lead
6,458
Total
7,285
vs nation
D+84.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic95.8%7,930TrumpRepublican2.0%164OtherAll other candidates2.2%181
D+93.8
Lead
7,749
Total
8,275
vs nation
D+91.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic99.3%9,014RomneyRepublican0.7%64OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+98.6
Lead
8,950
Total
9,078
vs nation
D+94.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic98.2%9,588McCainRepublican1.1%112OtherAll other candidates0.6%63
D+97.1
Lead
9,476
Total
9,763
vs nation
D+89.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic98.3%8,465BushRepublican1.3%113OtherAll other candidates0.4%32
D+97.0
Lead
8,352
Total
8,610
vs nation
D+99.5
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+77.9MIT Election Lab
Population
19,9922020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
10,344 / 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
6.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
84.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
8.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+98.6 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Cambria Heights, NY · twin score 91.4

presidential history

Party record book

East Garfield 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

99.3%

9,014 votes · D+98.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · 98.3%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

10.4%

571 votes · D+77.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 4.9%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

9,588votes

98.2% of the vote · D+97.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 9,014 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

571votes

10.4% of the vote · D+77.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 359 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

John Kerry2004

+99.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+97.0 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +94.7 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−79.4pts R vs U.S.

Place D+77.9 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −84.2 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for East Garfield 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

East Garfield Park voted Democratic by 77.9 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 19.1 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.

East Garfield Park: Democratic by 77.9 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
19,992 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 77.9 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.

Cambria Heights
New York
91.4twin score
Similarity 0.91
West Garfield Park
Illinois
89.7twin score
Similarity 0.90
Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
New York
89.6twin score
Similarity 0.90

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 East Garfield Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, East Garfield Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 77.9 points (D+77.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,502 votes cast, 4,856 went Democratic and 571 went Republican.
How many people live in East Garfield Park, Illinois?
East Garfield Park, Illinois has a population of 19,992 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Garfield Park, Illinois?
Median household income in East Garfield 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 East Garfield Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Garfield Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.