Bee Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Bee Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bee Creek, ~15% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bee Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bee Creek leans more Republican than 29 of 64 neighbors.
Bee Creek runs about 73 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Bee Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Bee Creek. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 12 points.
Why Bee Creek leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Bee Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bee Creek votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Bee Creek runs about 73 points more Republican. Rural areas vote Republican, and Bee Creek sits in the bottom quarter on density (about 4%, below 84% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Bee Creek, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Bee Creek looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Bee Creek own their home, about 15 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kampsville, IL R+58
- Mozier, IL R+58
- Pearl, IL R+69
- Hillview, IL R+65
- Nebo, IL R+68
- Eldred, IL R+67
- Hamburg, IL R+58
- Michael, IL R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cordelia, CA Even
- Motters, MD R+55
- St. Charles, PA R+69
- Coldwater, KY R+60
- Vanadium, NM D+11
- St. Elmo, CO D+5
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.