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East Side, 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 SideThe boundary of East Side, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+40.4).East Side · D+40.4
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

HarrisDemocratic69.5%4,216TrumpRepublican29.1%1,764OtherAll other candidates1.5%88
D+40.4
Lead
2,452
Total
6,068
vs nation
D+41.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic78.6%5,665TrumpRepublican20.0%1,440OtherAll other candidates1.4%99
D+58.6
Lead
4,225
Total
7,204
vs nation
D+54.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic79.6%5,610TrumpRepublican16.2%1,140OtherAll other candidates4.2%296
D+63.4
Lead
4,470
Total
7,046
vs nation
D+61.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic80.4%4,723RomneyRepublican19.6%1,150OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60.8
Lead
3,573
Total
5,873
vs nation
D+57.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic76.9%5,032McCainRepublican21.9%1,435OtherAll other candidates1.1%75
D+55.0
Lead
3,597
Total
6,542
vs nation
D+47.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic70.8%4,435BushRepublican28.0%1,755OtherAll other candidates1.2%75
D+42.8
Lead
2,680
Total
6,265
vs nation
D+45.2
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+40.4MIT Election Lab
Population
21,7102020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
7,271 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
3 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
25.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
4.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
82.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+63.4 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar
West Elsdon, IL · twin score 87.4

presidential history

Party record book

East Side, 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

80.4%

4,723 votes · D+60.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 79.6%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

29.1%

1,764 votes · D+40.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 28.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

5,665votes

78.6% of the vote · D+58.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 5,610 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

1,764votes

29.1% of the vote · D+40.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 1,755 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

+61.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+63.4 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +57.0 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−41.9pts R vs U.S.

Place D+40.4 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −45.2 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for East Side, 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 Side voted Democratic by 40.4 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 2.4 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 Side: Democratic by 40.4 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
21,710 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 40.4 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.

West Elsdon
Illinois
87.4twin score
Similarity 0.87
Archer Heights
Illinois
78.7twin score
Similarity 0.79
West Lawn
Illinois
78.6twin score
Similarity 0.79

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 Side, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, East Side, Illinois voted Democratic by 40.4 points (D+40.4), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 6,068 votes cast, 4,216 went Democratic and 1,764 went Republican.
How many people live in East Side, Illinois?
East Side, Illinois has a population of 21,710 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in East Side, Illinois?
Median household income in East Side, 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 Side, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in East Side, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.