Bone Gap is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Bone Gap typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Bone Gap, ~11% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Bone Gap compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Bone Gap leans more Republican than 47 of 57 neighbors.
Bone Gap runs about 83 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Bone Gap is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Bone Gap 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 Bone Gap, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Bone Gap votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Bone Gap runs about 83 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Bone Gap fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Bone Gap are family households, above 89% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Bone Gap, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Bone Gap looks the way it does
Turnout in Bone Gap 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
- Browns, IL R+65
- Black, IL R+72
- West Salem, IL R+71
- Albion, IL R+54
- Gards Point, IL R+74
- Bellmont, IL R+67
- Samsville, IL R+71
- Maud, IL R+67
- Ellery, IL R+70
- Parkersburg, IL R+68
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tioga Junction, PA R+55
- Manokotak, AK D+27
- Pacific Beach, WA R+10
- Wilseyville, CA R+26
- Koonsville, PA R+49
- Connersville, KY R+52
- West Barre, NY R+51
- Sand Springs, TN R+59
- Alta, WY D+6
- Crossnore, NC R+54
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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.