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Jefferson 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 Jefferson ParkThe boundary of Jefferson Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+22.5).Jefferson Park · D+22.5
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

HarrisDemocratic60.6%7,001TrumpRepublican38.0%4,398OtherAll other candidates1.4%160
D+22.5
Lead
2,603
Total
11,559
vs nation
D+24.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic63.0%7,907TrumpRepublican35.4%4,439OtherAll other candidates1.6%199
D+27.6
Lead
3,468
Total
12,545
vs nation
D+23.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic62.1%6,852TrumpRepublican32.2%3,558OtherAll other candidates5.7%629
D+29.8
Lead
3,294
Total
11,039
vs nation
D+27.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic65.6%6,491RomneyRepublican34.4%3,403OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+31.2
Lead
3,088
Total
9,894
vs nation
D+27.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic64.7%6,715McCainRepublican33.5%3,474OtherAll other candidates1.8%185
D+31.2
Lead
3,241
Total
10,374
vs nation
D+24.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic57.0%5,954BushRepublican41.2%4,304OtherAll other candidates1.7%181
D+15.8
Lead
1,650
Total
10,439
vs nation
D+18.3
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+22.5MIT Election Lab
Population
26,2162020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
11,267 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
2.3 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
64.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
1.9%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
24.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+31.2 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Forest Glen, IL · twin score 77.4

presidential history

Party record book

Jefferson 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

65.6%

6,491 votes · D+31.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 64.7%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

41.2%

4,304 votes · D+15.8 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 38.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

7,907votes

63.0% of the vote · D+27.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 7,001 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

4,439votes

35.4% of the vote · D+27.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 4,398 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

+27.7pts D vs U.S.

Place D+29.8 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +27.4 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2004

−18.3pts R vs U.S.

Place D+15.8 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −23.2 pts

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

Jefferson Park voted Democratic by 22.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 6.7 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.

Jefferson Park: Democratic by 22.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
26,216 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 22.5 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.

Forest Glen
Illinois
77.4twin score
Similarity 0.77
West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill
New York
72.8twin score
Similarity 0.73
Dunning
Illinois
72.4twin score
Similarity 0.72

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 Jefferson Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Jefferson Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 22.5 points (D+22.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,559 votes cast, 7,001 went Democratic and 4,398 went Republican.
How many people live in Jefferson Park, Illinois?
Jefferson Park, Illinois has a population of 26,216 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jefferson Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Jefferson 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 Jefferson Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Jefferson Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.