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Irving 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 Irving ParkThe boundary of Irving Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+61.6).Irving Park · D+61.6
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

HarrisDemocratic80.2%16,424TrumpRepublican18.6%3,805OtherAll other candidates1.2%240
D+61.6
Lead
12,619
Total
20,469
vs nation
D+63.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic81.8%18,893TrumpRepublican16.0%3,695OtherAll other candidates2.2%508
D+65.8
Lead
15,198
Total
23,096
vs nation
D+61.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic79.6%16,510TrumpRepublican14.0%2,901OtherAll other candidates6.4%1,331
D+65.6
Lead
13,609
Total
20,742
vs nation
D+63.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic80.2%13,387RomneyRepublican19.8%3,296OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+60.5
Lead
10,091
Total
16,683
vs nation
D+56.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic79.3%14,443McCainRepublican18.9%3,445OtherAll other candidates1.8%332
D+60.4
Lead
10,998
Total
18,220
vs nation
D+53.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic73.5%12,792BushRepublican24.7%4,291OtherAll other candidates1.8%321
D+48.8
Lead
8,501
Total
17,404
vs nation
D+51.3
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+61.6MIT Election Lab
Population
51,9402020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
16,159 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
3.2 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
48.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
4.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
41.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+65.8 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Albany Park, IL · twin score 81.7

presidential history

Party record book

Irving 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

Joe Biden2020

81.8%

18,893 votes · D+65.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 80.2%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

24.7%

4,291 votes · D+48.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 19.8%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

18,893votes

81.8% of the vote · D+65.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 16,510 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

4,291votes

24.7% of the vote · D+48.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 3,805 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

+63.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+65.6 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · +63.1 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2004

−51.3pts R vs U.S.

Place D+48.8 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · −53.1 pts

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

Irving Park voted Democratic by 61.6 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 12.8 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.

Irving Park: Democratic by 61.6 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
51,940 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 61.6 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.

Albany Park
Illinois
81.7twin score
Similarity 0.82
Avondale
Illinois
77.5twin score
Similarity 0.78
Astoria (Central)
New York
74.7twin score
Similarity 0.75

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 Irving Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Irving Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 61.6 points (D+61.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,469 votes cast, 16,424 went Democratic and 3,805 went Republican.
How many people live in Irving Park, Illinois?
Irving Park, Illinois has a population of 51,940 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Irving Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Irving 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 Irving Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Irving Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.