Benld leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 63% of adults in Benld typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Benld, ~20% vote Democratic, ~43% Republican, and ~37% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Benld compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Benld leans more Republican than 21 of 86 neighbors.
Benld runs about 48 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Benld is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Benld 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 Benld, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Benld drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Benld sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). Benld runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Benld, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Benld looks the way it does
Turnout in Benld sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Sawyerville, IL R+44
- Mount Clare, IL R+46
- Eagarville, IL R+52
- Gillespie, IL R+39
- White City, IL R+45
- Lake Ka-ho, IL R+51
- East Gillespie, IL R+42
- Mount Olive, IL R+39
- Wilsonville, IL R+47
- Dorchester, IL R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Murray, IA R+56
- McKiddyville, OK R+48
- Springwood, NC R+30
- Perryville, KY R+60
- Orland, IN R+52
- Columbine Valley, CO R+5
- Epsom, IN R+77
- Fredericksburg, IA R+41
- Hammond, NY R+39
- Unionville, MI R+46
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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.