61754 leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 75% of adults in 61754 typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in 61754, ~22% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How 61754 compares
Among zip codes within 15 miles, 61754 leans more Republican than 4 of 13 neighbors.
61754 runs about 51 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while 61754 is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why 61754 leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per zip code to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for 61754, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
61754 votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while 61754 runs about 51 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in 61754 is about 93%, well above similar-sized zip codes (around 76%). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in 61754 are family households, above 83% of zip codes.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; 61754, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in 61754 looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in 61754 have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Illinois State Board of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.