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Hermosa, 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 HermosaThe boundary of Hermosa, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+41.9).Hermosa · D+41.9
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

HarrisDemocratic70.1%3,832TrumpRepublican28.3%1,545OtherAll other candidates1.6%86
D+41.9
Lead
2,287
Total
5,463
vs nation
D+43.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic81.5%5,756TrumpRepublican16.6%1,176OtherAll other candidates1.9%132
D+64.8
Lead
4,580
Total
7,064
vs nation
D+60.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic85.8%5,566TrumpRepublican9.5%614OtherAll other candidates4.7%307
D+76.3
Lead
4,952
Total
6,487
vs nation
D+74.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic89.4%4,351RomneyRepublican10.6%514OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+78.9
Lead
3,837
Total
4,865
vs nation
D+75.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic85.3%4,981McCainRepublican13.3%778OtherAll other candidates1.3%78
D+72.0
Lead
4,203
Total
5,837
vs nation
D+64.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic80.7%4,401BushRepublican18.1%988OtherAll other candidates1.2%66
D+62.6
Lead
3,413
Total
5,455
vs nation
D+65.0
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+41.9MIT Election Lab
Population
24,0622020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
20,576 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
1.2 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
21.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
4.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
85.0%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+78.9 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
West Lawn, IL · twin score 78.2

presidential history

Party record book

Hermosa, 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

89.4%

4,351 votes · D+78.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 85.8%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

28.3%

1,545 votes · D+41.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 18.1%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

5,756votes

81.5% of the vote · D+64.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 5,566 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

1,545votes

28.3% of the vote · D+41.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,176 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

+75.0pts D vs U.S.

Place D+78.9 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +74.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−43.3pts R vs U.S.

Place D+41.9 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −60.4 pts

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

Hermosa voted Democratic by 41.9 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 20.7 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.

Hermosa: Democratic by 41.9 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
24,062 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 41.9 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.

West Lawn
Illinois
78.2twin score
Similarity 0.78
East Side
Illinois
77.0twin score
Similarity 0.77
Kingsbridge-Marble Hill
New York
76.3twin score
Similarity 0.76

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 Hermosa, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hermosa, Illinois voted Democratic by 41.9 points (D+41.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 5,463 votes cast, 3,832 went Democratic and 1,545 went Republican.
How many people live in Hermosa, Illinois?
Hermosa, Illinois has a population of 24,062 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hermosa, Illinois?
Median household income in Hermosa, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Hermosa, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hermosa, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.