Beecher City is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Beecher City typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Beecher City, ~14% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Beecher City compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Beecher City leans more Republican than 30 of 57 neighbors.
Beecher City runs about 76 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Beecher City is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Beecher City 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 Beecher City, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Beecher City votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Beecher City runs about 76 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Beecher City drive to work alone, above 85% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Beecher City, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Beecher City looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Beecher City is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holliday, IL R+65
- Holland, IL R+67
- Moccasin, IL R+67
- Mode, IL R+68
- Cowden, IL R+64
- Wrights Corner, IL R+67
- Dexter, IL R+66
- Shumway, IL R+64
- Altamont, IL R+60
- Stewardson, IL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Liberty Mills, IN R+62
- Conesville, OH R+61
- Alliance, NC R+37
- Deerfield Estates, VA R+3
- Southville, KY R+54
- South Strafford, VT D+19
- White Plains, VA R+16
- Norris, SC R+70
- Breda, IA R+60
- Lake, WV R+70
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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.