Boody is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Boody typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Boody, ~19% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Boody compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Boody leans more Republican than 36 of 62 neighbors.
Boody runs about 65 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Boody is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Boody 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 Boody, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Boody votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Boody runs about 65 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Boody drive to work alone, above 84% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Boody are family households, above 87% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Boody, IL does.
Why turnout in Boody looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Boody have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Decatur, IL D+5
- Niantic, IL R+51
- Mount Zion, IL R+40
- Moweaqua, IL R+56
- Long Creek, IL R+45
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- Kelly Point, PA R+49
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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.