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Washington Heights, 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 Washington HeightsThe boundary of Washington Heights, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+85.7).Washington Heights · D+85.7
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

HarrisDemocratic92.3%10,545TrumpRepublican6.5%748OtherAll other candidates1.2%137
D+85.7
Lead
9,797
Total
11,430
vs nation
D+87.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic95.9%13,212TrumpRepublican3.3%453OtherAll other candidates0.8%106
D+92.7
Lead
12,759
Total
13,771
vs nation
D+88.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic96.5%13,782TrumpRepublican1.6%232OtherAll other candidates1.9%270
D+94.9
Lead
13,512
Total
14,284
vs nation
D+92.8
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic100.0%15,902RomneyRepublican<0.1%6OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+99.9
Lead
15,896
Total
15,908
vs nation
D+96.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic99.6%17,325McCainRepublican0.2%35OtherAll other candidates0.1%26
D+99.4
Lead
17,290
Total
17,386
vs nation
D+92.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic99.6%15,312BushRepublican0.2%35OtherAll other candidates0.2%26
D+99.4
Lead
15,277
Total
15,373
vs nation
D+101.8
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+85.7MIT Election Lab
Population
25,1692020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
8,811 / 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
0.6%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
95.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
2.2%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+99.9 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Grand Boulevard, IL · twin score 94.4

presidential history

Party record book

Washington Heights, 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

100.0%

15,902 votes · D+99.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 99.6%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

6.5%

748 votes · D+85.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3.3%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

17,325votes

99.6% of the vote · D+99.4 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 15,902 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

748votes

6.5% of the vote · D+85.7 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 453 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

+101.8pts D vs U.S.

Place D+99.4 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +96.1 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−87.2pts R vs U.S.

Place D+85.7 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −88.2 pts

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

Washington Heights voted Democratic by 85.7 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 13.7 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.

Washington Heights: Democratic by 85.7 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
25,169 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 85.7 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.

Grand Boulevard
Illinois
94.4twin score
Similarity 0.94
West Pullman
Illinois
93.0twin score
Similarity 0.93
Englewood
Illinois
90.2twin score
Similarity 0.90

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 Washington Heights, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, Washington Heights, Illinois voted Democratic by 85.7 points (D+85.7), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 11,430 votes cast, 10,545 went Democratic and 748 went Republican.
How many people live in Washington Heights, Illinois?
Washington Heights, Illinois has a population of 25,169 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Washington Heights, Illinois?
Median household income in Washington Heights, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of Washington Heights, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Washington Heights, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.