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Portage 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 Portage ParkThe boundary of Portage Park, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+36.0).Portage Park · D+36.0
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

HarrisDemocratic67.3%15,619TrumpRepublican31.3%7,259OtherAll other candidates1.4%321
D+36.0
Lead
8,360
Total
23,199
vs nation
D+37.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic71.0%18,415TrumpRepublican27.1%7,037OtherAll other candidates1.9%494
D+43.9
Lead
11,378
Total
25,946
vs nation
D+39.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic70.2%16,055TrumpRepublican23.6%5,398OtherAll other candidates6.1%1,402
D+46.6
Lead
10,657
Total
22,855
vs nation
D+44.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic73.4%14,028RomneyRepublican26.6%5,076OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+46.9
Lead
8,952
Total
19,104
vs nation
D+43.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic72.5%14,776McCainRepublican25.8%5,252OtherAll other candidates1.7%350
D+46.7
Lead
9,524
Total
20,378
vs nation
D+39.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic65.8%13,100BushRepublican32.5%6,475OtherAll other candidates1.7%336
D+33.3
Lead
6,625
Total
19,911
vs nation
D+35.7
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+36.0MIT Election Lab
Population
63,0202020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
15,943 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
4 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
52.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
2.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
43.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+46.9 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Ridgewood, NY · twin score 83.8

presidential history

Party record book

Portage 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

73.4%

14,028 votes · D+46.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 72.5%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

32.5%

6,475 votes · D+33.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · 31.3%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

18,415votes

71.0% of the vote · D+43.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 16,055 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

7,259votes

31.3% of the vote · D+36.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 7,037 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

+44.5pts D vs U.S.

Place D+46.6 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +43.0 pts

Republican

George W. Bush2004

−35.7pts R vs U.S.

Place D+33.3 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2024 · −37.5 pts

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

Portage Park voted Democratic by 36.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 2.8 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.

Portage Park: Democratic by 36.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
63,020 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 36.0 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.

Ridgewood
New York
83.8twin score
Similarity 0.84
Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil
New York
73.4twin score
Similarity 0.73
Irving Park
Illinois
71.8twin 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 Portage Park, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Portage Park, Illinois voted Democratic by 36.0 points (D+36.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 23,199 votes cast, 15,619 went Democratic and 7,259 went Republican.
How many people live in Portage Park, Illinois?
Portage Park, Illinois has a population of 63,020 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Portage Park, Illinois?
Median household income in Portage 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 Portage Park, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Portage Park, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.