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New City, IL

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President margin by year

Place winner margin

20042024 · D minus R
Full record · 20042024
2024 presidential vote for New CityThe boundary of New City, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+32.1).New City · D+32.1
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

HarrisDemocratic65.3%4,877TrumpRepublican33.3%2,484OtherAll other candidates1.4%103
D+32.1
Lead
2,393
Total
7,464
vs nation
D+33.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic77.9%7,347TrumpRepublican20.5%1,935OtherAll other candidates1.6%154
D+57.4
Lead
5,412
Total
9,436
vs nation
D+52.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic83.9%8,410TrumpRepublican12.5%1,250OtherAll other candidates3.6%358
D+71.5
Lead
7,160
Total
10,018
vs nation
D+69.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic90.7%8,630RomneyRepublican9.3%887OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+81.4
Lead
7,743
Total
9,517
vs nation
D+77.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic88.2%9,410McCainRepublican10.7%1,145OtherAll other candidates1.1%115
D+77.5
Lead
8,265
Total
10,670
vs nation
D+70.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic85.2%8,319BushRepublican13.9%1,354OtherAll other candidates0.9%89
D+71.3
Lead
6,965
Total
9,762
vs nation
D+73.8
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+32.1MIT Election Lab
Population
43,6282020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
9,034 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
4.8 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
18.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
19.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
67.6%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+81.4 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, NY · twin score 86.4

presidential history

Party record book

New City, 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

90.7%

8,630 votes · D+81.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 88.2%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

33.3%

2,484 votes · D+32.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 20.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

9,410votes

88.2% of the vote · D+77.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 8,630 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

2,484votes

33.3% of the vote · D+32.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 1,935 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

+77.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+81.4 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John Kerry, 2004 · +73.8 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−33.5pts R vs U.S.

Place D+32.1 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −52.9 pts

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

New City voted Democratic by 32.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 39.3 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.

New City: Democratic by 32.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
43,628 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 32.1 points (2024) · Akashic block-disaggregated presidential model

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Frequently asked questions

How did New City, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, New City, Illinois voted Democratic by 32.1 points (D+32.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 7,464 votes cast, 4,877 went Democratic and 2,484 went Republican.
How many people live in New City, Illinois?
New City, Illinois has a population of 43,628 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in New City, Illinois?
Median household income in New City, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of New City, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in New City, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.