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West Pullman, 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 PullmanThe boundary of West Pullman, filled by its 2024 presidential vote (D+84.1).West Pullman · D+84.1
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

HarrisDemocratic91.4%8,702TrumpRepublican7.3%699OtherAll other candidates1.2%116
D+84.1
Lead
8,003
Total
9,517
vs nation
D+85.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
BidenDemocratic95.4%11,471TrumpRepublican3.5%426OtherAll other candidates1.1%131
D+91.8
Lead
11,045
Total
12,028
vs nation
D+87.4
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ClintonDemocratic96.4%12,832TrumpRepublican1.7%226OtherAll other candidates1.9%249
D+94.7
Lead
12,583
Total
13,307
vs nation
D+92.6
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic100.0%15,037RomneyRepublican<0.1%6OtherAll other candidates0.0%0
D+99.9
Lead
15,031
Total
15,043
vs nation
D+96.1
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
ObamaDemocratic99.6%16,471McCainRepublican0.4%59OtherAll other candidates<0.1%9
D+99.2
Lead
16,412
Total
16,539
vs nation
D+92.0
modeled Census-place estimatemodeled estimate
KerryDemocratic99.5%14,550BushRepublican0.4%59OtherAll other candidates<0.1%8
D+99.1
Lead
14,491
Total
14,617
vs nation
D+101.6
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+84.1MIT Election Lab
Population
26,1042020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
Population density
7,324 / sq mi2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks · City of Chicago
Land area
3.6 sq miCity of Chicago
Median household income
$77,9022024 ACS 5-year parent-city context
White alone
1.4%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Black alone
91.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P1
Hispanic / Latino (any race)
6.1%2020 Census PL 94-171 P2
Peak Democratic margin
D+99.9 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Most similar
Grand Boulevard, IL · twin score 94.5

presidential history

Party record book

West Pullman, 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%

15,037 votes · D+99.9 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2008 · 99.6%

Republican

Donald Trump2024

7.3%

699 votes · D+84.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 3.5%

Most votes

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

Democratic

Barack Obama2008

16,471votes

99.6% of the vote · D+99.2 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Barack Obama, 2012 · 15,037 votes

Republican

Donald Trump2024

699votes

7.3% of the vote · D+84.1 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 426 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

+101.6pts D vs U.S.

Place D+99.1 · U.S. R+2.5 · modeled estimate

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

Republican

Donald Trump2024

−85.6pts R vs U.S.

Place D+84.1 · U.S. R+1.5 · modeled estimate

Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · −87.4 pts

Records rank each party’s presidential nominees over the returns for West Pullman, 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 Pullman voted Democratic by 84.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential estimate. Its two-party direction moved 15.0 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 Pullman: Democratic by 84.1 points in the modeled 2024 presidential result.
Boundary system
Chicago Community Areas · City of Chicago
2020 population
26,104 (2020) · 2020 Census PL 94-171 blocks
2024 presidential estimate
Democratic by 84.1 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
94.5twin score
Similarity 0.95
Englewood
Illinois
93.5twin score
Similarity 0.94
Laurelton
New York
93.3twin score
Similarity 0.93

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 Pullman, Illinois vote in 2024?
In 2024, West Pullman, Illinois voted Democratic by 84.1 points (D+84.1), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 9,517 votes cast, 8,702 went Democratic and 699 went Republican.
How many people live in West Pullman, Illinois?
West Pullman, Illinois has a population of 26,104 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in West Pullman, Illinois?
Median household income in West Pullman, 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 Pullman, Illinois?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in West Pullman, Illinois from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 0 went Republican.