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North Center, 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 North CenterThe boundary of North Center, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+71.9).North Center · D+71.9
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

HarrisDemocratic85.4%16,022TrumpRepublican13.5%2,534OtherAll other candidates1.1%204
D+71.9
Lead
13,488
Total
18,760
vs nation
D+73.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic84.7%16,832TrumpRepublican13.0%2,594OtherAll other candidates2.3%455
D+71.6
Lead
14,238
Total
19,881
vs nation
D+67.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic80.3%14,042TrumpRepublican12.3%2,152OtherAll other candidates7.4%1,295
D+68.0
Lead
11,890
Total
17,489
vs nation
D+65.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic76.4%11,477RomneyRepublican23.6%3,536OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+52.9
Lead
7,941
Total
15,013
vs nation
D+49.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic79.4%12,787McCainRepublican19.1%3,072OtherAll other candidates1.5%240
D+60.3
Lead
9,715
Total
16,099
vs nation
D+53.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic73.9%11,313BushRepublican24.8%3,792OtherAll other candidates1.4%208
D+49.1
Lead
7,521
Total
15,313
vs nation
D+51.6
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+71.9MIT Election Lab
Population
35,1142020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
17,158 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
2 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
76.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
2.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
12.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+71.9 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Greenpoint, NY · twin score 83.0

presidential history

Party record book

North Center, 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

Kamala Harris2024

85.4%

16,022 votes · D+71.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 84.7%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

24.8%

3,792 votes · D+49.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 23.6%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

16,832votes

84.7% of the vote · D+71.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 16,022 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

3,792votes

24.8% of the vote · D+49.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 3,536 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

+73.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+71.9 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · +67.2 pts

Republican

Mitt Romney2012

−49.0pts R vs U.S.

Place D+52.9 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −51.6 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for North Center, 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

North Center voted Democratic by 71.9 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 22.8 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.

North Center: Democratic by 71.9 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
35,114 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 71.9 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.

Greenpoint
New York
83.0twin score
Similarity 0.83
Lincoln Square
Illinois
79.2twin score
Similarity 0.79
Gramercy
New York
78.8twin score
Similarity 0.79

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 North Center, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, North Center, Illinois voted Democratic by 71.9 points (D+71.9), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 18,760 votes cast, 16,022 went Democratic and 2,534 went Republican.
How many people live in North Center, Illinois?
North Center, Illinois has a population of 35,114 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in North Center, Illinois?
Median household income in North Center, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of North Center, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in North Center, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.