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Edison 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 Edison ParkThe boundary of Edison Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (R+2.5).Edison Park · R+2.5
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

HarrisDemocratic48.1%3,245TrumpRepublican50.6%3,414OtherAll other candidates1.3%88
R+2.5
Lead
169
Total
6,747
vs nation
R+1.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic49.4%3,507TrumpRepublican48.7%3,456OtherAll other candidates1.9%134
D+0.7
Lead
51
Total
7,097
vs nation
R+3.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic49.4%3,153TrumpRepublican44.0%2,809OtherAll other candidates6.5%415
D+5.4
Lead
344
Total
6,377
vs nation
D+3.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic52.0%2,919RomneyRepublican48.0%2,691OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+4.1
Lead
228
Total
5,610
vs nation
D+0.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic52.3%3,185McCainRepublican46.1%2,803OtherAll other candidates1.6%98
D+6.3
Lead
382
Total
6,086
vs nation
R+1.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic44.4%2,834BushRepublican54.2%3,460OtherAll other candidates1.4%92
R+9.8
Lead
626
Total
6,386
vs nation
R+7.3
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
R+2.5MIT Election Lab
Population
11,5252020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
10,156 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
1.1 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
85.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
0.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
10.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+6.3 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+9.8 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Ohare, IL · twin score 71.5

presidential history

Party record book

Edison 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 Obama2008

52.3%

3,185 votes · D+6.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 52.0%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

54.2%

3,460 votes · R+9.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 50.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

3,507votes

49.4% of the vote · D+0.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 3,245 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

3,460votes

54.2% of the vote · R+9.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3,456 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

+3.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+5.4 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +0.2 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2004

+7.3pts R vs U.S.

Place R+9.8 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +3.7 pts

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

Edison Park voted Republican by 2.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 7.3 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.

Edison Park: Republican by 2.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
11,525 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Republican by 2.5 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.

Ohare
Illinois
71.5twin score
Similarity 0.72
Forest Glen
Illinois
64.6twin score
Similarity 0.65
Mount Greenwood
Illinois
64.1twin score
Similarity 0.64

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 Edison Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Edison Park, Illinois voted Republican by 2.5 points (R+2.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,747 votes cast, 3,245 went Democratic and 3,414 went Republican.
When did Edison Park, Illinois last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Edison Park, Illinois voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Edison Park, Illinois?
Edison Park, Illinois has a population of 11,525 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Edison Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Edison 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 Edison Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Edison Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 2 went Republican.