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Uptown, 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 UptownThe boundary of Uptown, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+78.6).Uptown · D+78.6
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

HarrisDemocratic88.9%24,863TrumpRepublican10.3%2,869OtherAll other candidates0.9%239
D+78.6
Lead
21,994
Total
27,971
vs nation
D+80.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic88.0%27,065TrumpRepublican10.3%3,166OtherAll other candidates1.7%537
D+77.7
Lead
23,899
Total
30,768
vs nation
D+73.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic85.6%23,855TrumpRepublican8.9%2,485OtherAll other candidates5.5%1,520
D+76.7
Lead
21,370
Total
27,860
vs nation
D+74.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic86.3%19,918RomneyRepublican13.7%3,171OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+72.5
Lead
16,747
Total
23,089
vs nation
D+68.7
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic85.2%21,787McCainRepublican13.4%3,436OtherAll other candidates1.3%336
D+71.8
Lead
18,351
Total
25,559
vs nation
D+64.5
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic81.3%19,252BushRepublican17.9%4,229OtherAll other candidates0.8%196
D+63.4
Lead
15,023
Total
23,677
vs nation
D+65.9
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+78.6MIT Election Lab
Population
57,1742020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
24,486 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
2.3 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
54.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
19.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
13.3%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+78.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Edgewater, IL · twin score 91.3

presidential history

Party record book

Uptown, 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

88.9%

24,863 votes · D+78.6 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 88.0%

Republican

George W. Bush2004

17.9%

4,229 votes · D+63.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 13.7%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

27,065votes

88.0% of the vote · D+77.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 24,863 votes

Republican

George W. Bush2004

4,229votes

17.9% of the vote · D+63.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · John McCain, 2008 · 3,436 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

+80.1pts D vs U.S.

Place D+78.6 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · +74.6 pts

Republican

John McCain2008

−64.5pts R vs U.S.

Place D+71.8 · U.S. D+7.3 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −65.9 pts

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

Uptown voted Democratic by 78.6 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 15.2 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.

Uptown: Democratic by 78.6 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
57,174 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 78.6 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.

Edgewater
Illinois
91.3twin score
Similarity 0.91
Chelsea-Hudson Yards
New York
81.2twin score
Similarity 0.81
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
New York
80.9twin score
Similarity 0.81

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 Uptown, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Uptown, Illinois voted Democratic by 78.6 points (D+78.6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 27,971 votes cast, 24,863 went Democratic and 2,869 went Republican.
How many people live in Uptown, Illinois?
Uptown, Illinois has a population of 57,174 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Uptown, Illinois?
Median household income in Uptown, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Uptown, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Uptown, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.