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West Elsdon, 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 West ElsdonThe boundary of West Elsdon, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+30.5).West Elsdon · D+30.5
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

HarrisDemocratic64.6%3,009TrumpRepublican34.1%1,587OtherAll other candidates1.3%62
D+30.5
Lead
1,422
Total
4,658
vs nation
D+32.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic78.1%4,347TrumpRepublican20.2%1,125OtherAll other candidates1.7%97
D+57.9
Lead
3,222
Total
5,569
vs nation
D+53.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic81.7%4,299TrumpRepublican14.2%745OtherAll other candidates4.2%219
D+67.5
Lead
3,554
Total
5,263
vs nation
D+65.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic81.0%3,247RomneyRepublican19.0%761OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+62.0
Lead
2,486
Total
4,008
vs nation
D+58.2
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic77.3%3,474McCainRepublican21.2%951OtherAll other candidates1.5%68
D+56.2
Lead
2,523
Total
4,493
vs nation
D+48.9
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic71.4%3,067BushRepublican27.0%1,158OtherAll other candidates1.6%68
D+44.5
Lead
1,909
Total
4,293
vs nation
D+46.9
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+30.5MIT Election Lab
Population
18,3942020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
15,677 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
1.2 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
22.7%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
1.8%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
84.5%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+67.5 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar
East Side, IL · twin score 87.4

presidential history

Party record book

West Elsdon, 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

Hillary Clinton2016

81.7%

4,299 votes · D+67.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 81.0%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

34.1%

1,587 votes · D+30.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 27.0%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Joe Biden2020

4,347votes

78.1% of the vote · D+57.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Hillary Clinton, 2016 · 4,299 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

1,587votes

34.1% of the vote · D+30.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · 1,158 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

+65.4pts D vs U.S.

Place D+67.5 · U.S. D+2.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · +58.2 pts

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−32.0pts R vs U.S.

Place D+30.5 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · George W. Bush, 2004 · −46.9 pts

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

West Elsdon voted Democratic by 30.5 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.

West Elsdon: Democratic by 30.5 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
18,394 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 30.5 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.

East Side
Illinois
87.4twin score
Similarity 0.87
Archer Heights
Illinois
86.8twin score
Similarity 0.87
Hermosa
Illinois
76.3twin score
Similarity 0.76

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 West Elsdon, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Elsdon, Illinois voted Democratic by 30.5 points (D+30.5), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 4,658 votes cast, 3,009 went Democratic and 1,587 went Republican.
How many people live in West Elsdon, Illinois?
West Elsdon, Illinois has a population of 18,394 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Elsdon, Illinois?
Median household income in West Elsdon, Illinois is $77,902 — below the national median of $80,734. The Illinois state median is $83,390.
What is the political history of West Elsdon, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Elsdon, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.