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Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

MSA 16980 · 915,849 matched workers · high confidence

Strong Democratic lean
71.7% Democratic, 28.3% Republican

Two-party shares across 915,849 workers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI matched to voter registration records.

71.7%
28.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Imputed
72.6% D · 27.4% R
Includes lean for unaffiliated registrants
Coordinates
41.70°, -87.94°
Census MSA boundary
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Where Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI falls

Among the most Democratic-leaning U.S. metro areas (94th percentile).

← DemocraticRepublican →New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA — 71% DemocraticLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — 69% DemocraticBoston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — 75% DemocraticDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — 47% DemocraticWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — 74% DemocraticPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — 65% DemocraticHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX — 52% DemocraticSeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — 77% DemocraticDenver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO — 62% DemocraticPhoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — 46% DemocraticSan Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA — 82% DemocraticMiami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL — 57% DemocraticMinneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — 48% DemocraticSan Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — 63% DemocraticAustin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX — 64% DemocraticDetroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — 65% DemocraticPortland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — 72% DemocraticCharlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — 53% DemocraticOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — 55% DemocraticSt. Louis, MO-IL — 50% DemocraticTampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — 47% DemocraticPittsburgh, PA — 55% DemocraticBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — 66% DemocraticKansas City, MO-KS — 47% DemocraticColumbus, OH — 54% DemocraticNashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — 46% DemocraticIndianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN — 49% DemocraticAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA — 63% DemocraticCincinnati, OH-KY-IN — 46% DemocraticSan Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — 76% DemocraticSan Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — 55% DemocraticCleveland-Elyria, OH — 59% DemocraticRaleigh-Cary, NC — 58% DemocraticSacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — 62% DemocraticRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — 55% DemocraticMilwaukee-Waukesha, WI — 40% DemocraticLas Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV — 57% DemocraticRichmond, VA — 61% DemocraticJacksonville, FL — 42% DemocraticVirginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC — 59% DemocraticSalt Lake City, UT — 35% DemocraticLouisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — 55% DemocraticProvidence-Warwick, RI-MA — 73% DemocraticOmaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA — 44% DemocraticOklahoma City, OK — 38% DemocraticMadison, WI — 56% DemocraticMemphis, TN-MS-AR — 55% DemocraticGrand Rapids-Kentwood, MI — 55% DemocraticRochester, NY — 58% DemocraticNew Orleans-Metairie, LA — 56% DemocraticHartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT — 65% DemocraticTulsa, OK — 33% DemocraticDes Moines-West Des Moines, IA — 52% DemocraticDurham-Chapel Hill, NC — 75% DemocraticCharleston-North Charleston, SC — 44% DemocraticTucson, AZ — 59% DemocraticAlbany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — 64% DemocraticBuffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — 63% DemocraticGreenville-Anderson, SC — 35% DemocraticDayton, OH — 43% DemocraticBridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT — 61% DemocraticBoise City, ID — 28% DemocraticColorado Springs, CO — 39% DemocraticKnoxville, TN — 36% DemocraticAllentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — 52% DemocraticGreensboro-High Point, NC — 52% DemocraticBaton Rouge, LA — 45% DemocraticProvo-Orem, UT — 15% DemocraticNew Haven-Milford, CT — 69% DemocraticHarrisburg-Carlisle, PA — 46% DemocraticWorcester, MA-CT — 67% DemocraticColumbia, SC — 54% DemocraticAnn Arbor, MI — 77% DemocraticAlbuquerque, NM — 61% DemocraticLexington-Fayette, KY — 54% DemocraticSyracuse, NY — 56% DemocraticFayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO — 38% DemocraticLittle Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — 46% DemocraticOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — 60% DemocraticNorth Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL — 37% DemocraticAkron, OH — 53% DemocraticBoulder, CO — 76% DemocraticLansing-East Lansing, MI — 70% DemocraticWichita, KS — 34% DemocraticUrban Honolulu, HI — 65% DemocraticHuntsville, AL — 38% DemocraticSpokane-Spokane Valley, WA — 56% DemocraticCape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — 35% DemocraticFort Collins, CO — 57% DemocraticChattanooga, TN-GA — 38% DemocraticFresno, CA — 49% DemocraticToledo, OH — 52% DemocraticFort Wayne, IN — 38% DemocraticLancaster, PA — 43% DemocraticReno, NV — 50% DemocraticPoughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY — 59% DemocraticJackson, MS — 47% DemocraticWilmington, NC — 42% DemocraticTallahassee, FL — 60% DemocraticSpringfield, MA — 72% DemocraticEl Paso, TX — 83% DemocraticPensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — 32% DemocraticAsheville, NC — 59% DemocraticSpringfield, MO — 30% DemocraticBakersfield, CA — 43% DemocraticKalamazoo-Portage, MI — 63% DemocraticLincoln, NE — 44% DemocraticLakeland-Winter Haven, FL — 40% DemocraticSanta Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — 71% DemocraticTrenton-Princeton, NJ — 71% DemocraticOgden-Clearfield, UT — 19% DemocraticGreen Bay, WI — 26% DemocraticSanta Rosa-Petaluma, CA — 76% DemocraticPortland-South Portland, ME — 64% DemocraticGainesville, FL — 61% DemocraticCanton-Massillon, OH — 47% DemocraticEugene-Springfield, OR — 69% DemocraticCharlottesville, VA — 69% DemocraticAnchorage, AK — 40% DemocraticYork-Hanover, PA — 38% DemocraticStockton, CA — 58% DemocraticDeltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — 42% DemocraticRoanoke, VA — 49% DemocraticEvansville, IN-KY — 44% DemocraticSioux Falls, SD — 33% DemocraticLubbock, TX — 37% DemocraticBirmingham-Hoover, AL — 34% DemocraticCedar Rapids, IA — 52% DemocraticMontgomery, AL — 48% DemocraticHolland, MI — 40% DemocraticMobile, AL — 40% DemocraticScranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — 54% DemocraticAppleton, WI — 27% DemocraticReading, PA — 47% DemocraticPalm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — 37% DemocraticSouth Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — 55% DemocraticDavenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — 52% DemocraticPort St. Lucie, FL — 41% DemocraticPeoria, IL — 44% DemocraticKilleen-Temple, TX — 45% DemocraticManchester-Nashua, NH — 48% DemocraticBurlington-South Burlington, VT — 77% DemocraticSan Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — 60% DemocraticFargo, ND-MN — 53% DemocraticCorpus Christi, TX — 45% DemocraticModesto, CA — 49% DemocraticRockford, IL — 49% DemocraticSalinas, CA — 69% DemocraticSalem, OR — 54% DemocraticYoungstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA — 50% DemocraticLafayette, LA — 34% DemocraticMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC — 37% DemocraticLafayette-West Lafayette, IN — 46% DemocraticCollege Station-Bryan, TX — 38% DemocraticColumbia, MO — 56% DemocraticOlympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — 69% DemocraticBend, OR — 60% DemocraticErie, PA — 52% DemocraticBellingham, WA — 71% DemocraticRochester, MN — 40% DemocraticIowa City, IA — 71% DemocraticDuluth, MN-WI — 51% DemocraticBloomington, IN — 63% DemocraticChampaign-Urbana, IL — 60% DemocraticWaco, TX — 35% DemocraticNorwich-New London, CT — 61% DemocraticShreveport-Bossier City, LA — 42% DemocraticKennewick-Richland, WA — 49% DemocraticFayetteville, NC — 59% DemocraticVallejo, CA — 66% DemocraticHickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — 28% DemocraticBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX — 39% DemocraticLynchburg, VA — 41% DemocraticSpartanburg, SC — 38% DemocraticFlint, MI — 68% DemocraticTopeka, KS — 40% DemocraticClarksville, TN-KY — 42% DemocraticState College, PA — 58% DemocraticLake Charles, LA — 37% DemocraticTuscaloosa, AL — 43% DemocraticOcala, FL — 35% DemocraticOshkosh-Neenah, WI — 35% DemocraticGreeley, CO — 37% DemocraticMidland, TX — 36% DemocraticTyler, TX — 29% DemocraticBinghamton, NY — 54% DemocraticBloomington, IL — 50% DemocraticGreenville, NC — 53% DemocraticAmarillo, TX — 27% DemocraticBremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — 63% DemocraticSt. Cloud, MN — 30% DemocraticEau Claire, WI — 40% DemocraticGulfport-Biloxi, MS — 30% DemocraticMonroe, LA — 41% DemocraticUtica-Rome, NY — 47% DemocraticBlacksburg-Christiansburg, VA — 63% DemocraticSpringfield, IL — 47% DemocraticVisalia, CA — 42% DemocraticIthaca, NY — 79% DemocraticCharleston, WV — 45% DemocraticLa Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — 46% DemocraticMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — 88% DemocraticElkhart-Goshen, IN — 34% DemocraticCrestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — 25% DemocraticAugusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — 41% DemocraticFort Smith, AR-OK — 27% DemocraticHagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — 40% DemocraticBarnstable Town, MA — 66% DemocraticChico, CA — 56% DemocraticJohnson City, TN — 27% DemocraticRacine, WI — 43% DemocraticLongview, TX — 27% DemocraticSaginaw, MI — 57% DemocraticWaterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — 50% DemocraticMorgantown, WV — 51% DemocraticMissoula, MT — 50% DemocraticAtlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — 54% DemocraticWinston-Salem, NC — 34% DemocraticLebanon, PA — 36% DemocraticBillings, MT — 29% DemocraticCorvallis, OR — 73% DemocraticJefferson City, MO — 27% DemocraticGrand Junction, CO — 30% DemocraticFlagstaff, AZ — 64% DemocraticAmes, IA — 56% DemocraticMedford, OR — 45% DemocraticBurlington, NC — 50% DemocraticTerre Haute, IN — 46% DemocraticBrownsville-Harlingen, TX — 84% DemocraticKingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — 23% DemocraticNapa, CA — 71% DemocraticFlorence, SC — 48% DemocraticBowling Green, KY — 44% DemocraticLogan, UT-ID — 18% DemocraticYakima, WA — 56% DemocraticSheboygan, WI — 25% DemocraticHouma-Thibodaux, LA — 28% DemocraticJanesville-Beloit, WI — 47% DemocraticHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — 43% DemocraticSanta Fe, NM — 82% DemocraticAbilene, TX — 25% DemocraticWausau-Weston, WI — 29% DemocraticLas Cruces, NM — 62% DemocraticIdaho Falls, ID — 13% DemocraticDubuque, IA — 51% DemocraticHattiesburg, MS — 37% DemocraticSanta Cruz-Watsonville, CA — 79% DemocraticHarrisonburg, VA — 56% DemocraticSt. George, UT — 15% DemocraticMuskegon, MI — 58% DemocraticRapid City, SD — 26% DemocraticDover, DE — 57% DemocraticRedding, CA — 33% DemocraticWinchester, VA-WV — 45% DemocraticPittsfield, MA — 81% DemocraticBismarck, ND — 26% DemocraticMankato, MN — 43% DemocraticJoplin, MO — 21% DemocraticOdessa, TX — 44% DemocraticMuncie, IN — 49% DemocraticSebastian-Vero Beach, FL — 32% DemocraticMerced, CA — 56% DemocraticPrescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — 29% DemocraticBattle Creek, MI — 56% DemocraticPueblo, CO — 52% DemocraticWilliamsport, PA — 33% DemocraticSioux City, IA-NE-SD — 35% DemocraticAltoona, PA — 31% DemocraticNiles, MI — 54% DemocraticWichita Falls, TX — 27% DemocraticLaredo, TX — 91% DemocraticCasper, WY — 20% DemocraticElizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY — 42% DemocraticOwensboro, KY — 45% DemocraticFlorence-Muscle Shoals, AL — 30% DemocraticYuma, AZ — 42% DemocraticCheyenne, WY — 19% DemocraticGlens Falls, NY — 46% DemocraticSpringfield, OH — 37% DemocraticGrand Forks, ND-MN — 57% DemocraticWenatchee, WA — 51% DemocraticSherman-Denison, TX — 24% DemocraticSan Angelo, TX — 33% DemocraticParkersburg-Vienna, WV — 30% DemocraticSalisbury, MD-DE — 49% DemocraticKokomo, IN — 34% DemocraticDothan, AL — 24% DemocraticRocky Mount, NC — 60% DemocraticFairbanks, AK — 40% DemocraticJohnstown, PA — 40% DemocraticKingston, NY — 70% DemocraticMount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — 63% DemocraticLake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — 21% DemocraticJonesboro, AR — 34% DemocraticVineland-Bridgeton, NJ — 53% DemocraticWheeling, WV-OH — 42% DemocraticKankakee, IL — 45% DemocraticPocatello, ID — 23% DemocraticGoldsboro, NC — 42% DemocraticTexarkana, TX-AR — 29% DemocraticYuba City, CA — 40% DemocraticCape Girardeau, MO-IL — 27% DemocraticMichigan City-La Porte, IN — 54% DemocraticJacksonville, NC — 29% DemocraticPanama City, FL — 26% DemocraticBangor, ME — 50% DemocraticSumter, SC — 50% DemocraticBay City, MI — 55% DemocraticAuburn-Opelika, AL — 37% DemocraticLawton, OK — 37% DemocraticWeirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — 41% DemocraticGreat Falls, MT — 33% DemocraticEl Centro, CA — 63% DemocraticHanford-Corcoran, CA — 41% DemocraticCoeur d'Alene, ID — 14% DemocraticSandusky, OH — 48% DemocraticOcean City, NJ — 38% DemocraticLewiston-Auburn, ME — 55% DemocraticFarmington, NM — 31% DemocraticGadsden, AL — 25% DemocraticManhattan, KS — 34% DemocraticMacon-Bibb County, GA — 60% DemocraticPunta Gorda, FL — 34% DemocraticCarson City, NV — 43% DemocraticCumberland, MD-WV — 39% DemocraticMonroe, MI — 45% DemocraticAnniston-Oxford, AL — 29% DemocraticMorristown, TN — 20% DemocraticPine Bluff, AR — 59% DemocraticNaples-Marco Island, FL — 29% DemocraticAlexandria, LA — 28% DemocraticColumbus, GA-AL — 51% DemocraticElmira, NY — 42% DemocraticSavannah, GA — 50% DemocraticLongview, WA — 48% DemocraticJackson, MI — 43% DemocraticLewiston, ID-WA — 29% DemocraticVictoria, TX — 34% DemocraticHot Springs, AR — 30% DemocraticAthens-Clarke County, GA — 49% DemocraticDecatur, AL — 22% DemocraticLawrence, KS — 57% DemocraticFond du Lac, WI — 23% DemocraticDanville, VA — 50% DemocraticCleveland, TN — 24% DemocraticLima, OH — 24% DemocraticMadera, CA — 38% DemocraticMansfield, OH — 26% DemocraticWarner Robins, GA — 44% DemocraticGainesville, GA — 24% DemocraticSt. Joseph, MO-KS — 16% DemocraticJackson, TN — 29% DemocraticValdosta, GA — 43% DemocraticDalton, GA — 19% DemocraticDecatur, IL — 36% DemocraticDanville, IL — 30% DemocraticRome, GA — 28% DemocraticColumbus, IN — 28% DemocraticBrunswick, GA — 31% DemocraticAlbany, GA — 52% DemocraticHinesville, GA — 63% DemocraticChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI — 72% Democratic0%25%50%75%100%
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How this is measured

VRscores estimate the partisan composition of a metropolitan statistical area by linking voter registration records to employment profiles. Workers are aggregated by the location of their employer within the MSA. The two-party shares above exclude workers with no major-party affiliation.

Read the full methodology or the published Organization Science paper.

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Citation

Kagan, Max; Frake, Justin; Hurst, Reuben (2026). “VRscores: A New Measure and Data Set of Workforce Politics Using Voter Registrations.” Organization Science, 37(2), 444–465.
https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2025.20402