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Norwood 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 Norwood ParkThe boundary of Norwood Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+0.7).Norwood Park · D+0.7
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

HarrisDemocratic49.6%10,106TrumpRepublican49.0%9,972OtherAll other candidates1.4%277
D+0.7
Lead
134
Total
20,355
vs nation
D+2.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic51.2%10,951TrumpRepublican47.2%10,092OtherAll other candidates1.6%335
D+4.0
Lead
859
Total
21,378
vs nation
R+0.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic51.3%9,797TrumpRepublican42.7%8,158OtherAll other candidates6.0%1,152
D+8.6
Lead
1,639
Total
19,107
vs nation
D+6.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic55.6%8,812RomneyRepublican44.4%7,050OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+11.1
Lead
1,762
Total
15,862
vs nation
D+7.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic55.9%9,985McCainRepublican42.7%7,624OtherAll other candidates1.5%263
D+13.2
Lead
2,361
Total
17,872
vs nation
D+5.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic47.8%8,857BushRepublican50.8%9,408OtherAll other candidates1.3%248
R+3.0
Lead
551
Total
18,513
vs nation
R+0.5
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+0.7MIT Election Lab
Population
38,2102020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
8,734 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
4.4 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
77.5%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
1.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
16.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+13.2 in 2008MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+3.0 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Middle Village, NY · twin score 72.2

presidential history

Party record book

Norwood 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 Obama2008

55.9%

9,985 votes · D+13.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 55.6%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

50.8%

9,408 votes · R+3.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 49.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

10,951votes

51.2% of the vote · D+4.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 10,106 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2020

10,092votes

47.2% of the vote · D+4.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 9,972 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

+7.3pts D vs U.S.

Place D+11.1 · U.S. D+3.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +6.5 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2004

+0.5pts R vs U.S.

Place R+3.0 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +0.4 pts

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

Norwood Park voted Democratic by 0.7 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 3.6 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.

Norwood Park: Democratic by 0.7 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
38,210 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 0.7 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.

Middle Village
New York
72.2twin score
Similarity 0.72
Dunning
Illinois
70.5twin score
Similarity 0.71
Glendale
New York
69.6twin score
Similarity 0.70

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 Norwood Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Norwood Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 0.7 points (D+0.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 20,355 votes cast, 10,106 went Democratic and 9,972 went Republican.
When did Norwood Park, Illinois last vote Republican?
The most recent presidential election in which Norwood Park, Illinois voted Republican was 2004.
How many people live in Norwood Park, Illinois?
Norwood Park, Illinois has a population of 38,210 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Norwood Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Norwood 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 Norwood Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Norwood Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 1 went Republican.