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Garfield Ridge, 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 Garfield RidgeThe boundary of Garfield Ridge, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+0.8).Garfield Ridge · D+0.8
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

HarrisDemocratic49.7%7,537TrumpRepublican48.9%7,421OtherAll other candidates1.4%212
D+0.8
Lead
116
Total
15,170
vs nation
D+2.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic57.0%9,360TrumpRepublican41.7%6,843OtherAll other candidates1.3%207
D+15.3
Lead
2,517
Total
16,410
vs nation
D+10.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic58.7%8,751TrumpRepublican36.5%5,441OtherAll other candidates4.8%713
D+22.2
Lead
3,310
Total
14,905
vs nation
D+20.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic64.3%8,402RomneyRepublican35.7%4,659OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+28.7
Lead
3,743
Total
13,061
vs nation
D+24.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic63.0%8,939McCainRepublican35.5%5,041OtherAll other candidates1.4%204
D+27.5
Lead
3,898
Total
14,184
vs nation
D+20.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic55.2%7,892BushRepublican43.4%6,200OtherAll other candidates1.4%197
D+11.8
Lead
1,692
Total
14,289
vs nation
D+14.3
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
D+0.8MIT Election Lab
Population
35,4442020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
8,382 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
4.2 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
47.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
5.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
53.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+28.7 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Clearing, IL · twin score 82.1

presidential history

Party record book

Garfield Ridge, 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

64.3%

8,402 votes · D+28.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 63.0%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

48.9%

7,421 votes · D+0.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 43.4%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

9,360votes

57.0% of the vote · D+15.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 8,939 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

7,421votes

48.9% of the vote · D+0.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 6,843 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

+24.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+28.7 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · +20.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−2.2pts R vs U.S.

Place D+0.8 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −10.9 pts

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

Garfield Ridge voted Democratic by 0.8 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 11.1 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.

Garfield Ridge: Democratic by 0.8 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
35,444 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 0.8 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.

Clearing
Illinois
82.1twin score
Similarity 0.82
Throgs Neck-Schuylerville
New York
79.3twin score
Similarity 0.79
Glendale
New York
76.8twin 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 Garfield Ridge, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Garfield Ridge, Illinois voted Democratic by 0.8 points (D+0.8), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,170 votes cast, 7,537 went Democratic and 7,421 went Republican.
How many people live in Garfield Ridge, Illinois?
Garfield Ridge, Illinois has a population of 35,444 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Garfield Ridge, Illinois?
Median household income in Garfield Ridge, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Garfield Ridge, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Garfield Ridge, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.