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Hyde 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 Hyde ParkThe boundary of Hyde Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+86.2).Hyde Park · D+86.2
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

HarrisDemocratic92.8%10,632TrumpRepublican6.6%757OtherAll other candidates0.6%66
D+86.2
Lead
9,875
Total
11,455
vs nation
D+87.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic92.1%11,782TrumpRepublican5.6%716OtherAll other candidates2.3%294
D+86.5
Lead
11,066
Total
12,792
vs nation
D+82.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic90.8%11,931TrumpRepublican3.8%493OtherAll other candidates5.4%709
D+87.1
Lead
11,222
Total
13,133
vs nation
D+85.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic94.1%10,561RomneyRepublican5.9%662OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+88.2
Lead
9,899
Total
11,223
vs nation
D+84.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic93.9%11,978McCainRepublican4.9%619OtherAll other candidates1.2%153
D+89.1
Lead
11,359
Total
12,750
vs nation
D+81.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic92.5%10,589BushRepublican6.6%753OtherAll other candidates0.9%101
D+86.0
Lead
9,836
Total
11,443
vs nation
D+88.4
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+86.2MIT Election Lab
Population
29,4562020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
18,207 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
1.6 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
42.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
28.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
8.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+89.1 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Clinton Hill, NY · twin score 82.9

presidential history

Party record book

Hyde 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

94.1%

10,561 votes · D+88.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 93.9%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

6.6%

757 votes · D+86.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 6.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

11,978votes

93.9% of the vote · D+89.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 11,931 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

757votes

6.6% of the vote · D+86.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 753 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

+88.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+86.0 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +87.7 pts

Republican

John McCain2008

−81.8pts R vs U.S.

Place D+89.1 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −82.1 pts

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

Hyde Park voted Democratic by 86.2 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 0.3 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.

Hyde Park: Democratic by 86.2 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
29,456 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 86.2 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.

Clinton Hill
New York
82.9twin score
Similarity 0.83
Fort Greene
New York
82.7twin score
Similarity 0.83
Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill
New York
79.6twin score
Similarity 0.80

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 Hyde Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hyde Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 86.2 points (D+86.2), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,455 votes cast, 10,632 went Democratic and 757 went Republican.
How many people live in Hyde Park, Illinois?
Hyde Park, Illinois has a population of 29,456 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hyde Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Hyde 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 Hyde Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Hyde Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.