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South Shore, 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 South ShoreThe boundary of South Shore, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+83.0).South Shore · D+83.0
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

HarrisDemocratic90.8%14,115TrumpRepublican7.8%1,212OtherAll other candidates1.4%216
D+83.0
Lead
12,903
Total
15,543
vs nation
D+84.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic95.0%19,393TrumpRepublican3.8%775OtherAll other candidates1.2%249
D+91.2
Lead
18,618
Total
20,417
vs nation
D+86.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic95.4%20,530TrumpRepublican2.0%429OtherAll other candidates2.6%561
D+93.4
Lead
19,969
Total
21,520
vs nation
D+91.3
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic99.3%23,892RomneyRepublican0.7%157OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+98.7
Lead
23,735
Total
24,049
vs nation
D+94.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic98.3%26,679McCainRepublican1.0%281OtherAll other candidates0.7%181
D+97.3
Lead
26,398
Total
27,141
vs nation
D+90.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic98.1%23,592BushRepublican1.2%296OtherAll other candidates0.6%149
D+96.9
Lead
23,296
Total
24,037
vs nation
D+99.4
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+83.0MIT Election Lab
Population
53,9712020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
18,392 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
2.9 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
2.0%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
93.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
2.5%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+98.7 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Auburn Gresham, IL · twin score 90.3

presidential history

Party record book

South Shore, 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

99.3%

23,892 votes · D+98.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 98.3%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

7.8%

1,212 votes · D+83.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3.8%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

26,679votes

98.3% of the vote · D+97.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 23,892 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

1,212votes

7.8% of the vote · D+83.0 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 775 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

John Kerry2004

+99.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+96.9 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +94.8 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−84.5pts R vs U.S.

Place D+83.0 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −86.7 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for South Shore, 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

South Shore voted Democratic by 83.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 13.9 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.

South Shore: Democratic by 83.0 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
53,971 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 83.0 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.

Auburn Gresham
Illinois
90.3twin score
Similarity 0.90
St. Albans
New York
85.1twin score
Similarity 0.85
East Flatbush-Rugby
New York
85.1twin score
Similarity 0.85

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 South Shore, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, South Shore, Illinois voted Democratic by 83.0 points (D+83.0), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 15,543 votes cast, 14,115 went Democratic and 1,212 went Republican.
How many people live in South Shore, Illinois?
South Shore, Illinois has a population of 53,971 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in South Shore, Illinois?
Median household income in South Shore, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of South Shore, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in South Shore, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.