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Lincoln 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 Lincoln ParkThe boundary of Lincoln Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+61.0).Lincoln Park · D+61.0
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

HarrisDemocratic79.9%27,246TrumpRepublican18.9%6,446OtherAll other candidates1.2%411
D+61.0
Lead
20,800
Total
34,103
vs nation
D+62.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic81.6%29,411TrumpRepublican16.5%5,941OtherAll other candidates1.9%687
D+65.1
Lead
23,470
Total
36,039
vs nation
D+60.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic76.4%25,360TrumpRepublican15.4%5,094OtherAll other candidates8.2%2,722
D+61.1
Lead
20,266
Total
33,176
vs nation
D+59.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic67.1%18,741RomneyRepublican32.9%9,206OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+34.1
Lead
9,535
Total
27,947
vs nation
D+30.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic74.4%23,657McCainRepublican24.3%7,733OtherAll other candidates1.2%394
D+50.1
Lead
15,924
Total
31,784
vs nation
D+42.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic68.2%20,909BushRepublican31.0%9,509OtherAll other candidates0.8%249
D+37.2
Lead
11,400
Total
30,667
vs nation
D+39.6
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+61.0MIT Election Lab
Population
70,4922020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
22,252 / 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
79.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
4.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
7.0%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+65.1 in 2020MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill, NY · twin score 87.9

presidential history

Party record book

Lincoln 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

81.6%

29,411 votes · D+65.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 79.9%

Republican

Mitt Romney2012

32.9%

9,206 votes · D+34.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 31.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

29,411votes

81.6% of the vote · D+65.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 27,246 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

9,509votes

31.0% of the vote · D+37.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 9,206 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

Kamala Harris2024

+62.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+61.0 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +60.7 pts

Republican

Mitt Romney2012

−30.3pts R vs U.S.

Place D+34.1 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −39.6 pts

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

Lincoln Park voted Democratic by 61.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 23.8 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.

Lincoln Park: Democratic by 61.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
70,492 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 61.0 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.

Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill
New York
87.9twin score
Similarity 0.88
Upper East Side-Yorkville
New York
82.2twin score
Similarity 0.82
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island
New York
82.0twin score
Similarity 0.82

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 Lincoln Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lincoln Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 61.0 points (D+61.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 34,103 votes cast, 27,246 went Democratic and 6,446 went Republican.
How many people live in Lincoln Park, Illinois?
Lincoln Park, Illinois has a population of 70,492 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lincoln Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Lincoln 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 Lincoln Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Lincoln Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.