Bellmont is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Bellmont typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bellmont, ~12% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bellmont compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bellmont leans more Republican than 35 of 60 neighbors.
Bellmont runs about 78 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Bellmont is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bellmont 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 Bellmont, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Bellmont, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 20 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Bellmont drive to work alone, above 91% of cities. Bellmont runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Bellmont, IL sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Bellmont looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 92% of households in Bellmont own their home, about 13 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gards Point, IL R+74
- Bone Gap, IL R+72
- Mount Carmel, IL R+45
- Odgen, IL R+66
- Albion, IL R+54
- Patton, IL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Cherry Creek, SD D+37
- Hanson, OK R+68
- Norway Center, SD R+50
- Pine Ridge, AL R+69
- Pineville, MN R+14
- Dycusburg, KY R+67
- Mullinville, KS R+77
- Mount Hope, MO R+60
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.