Breese is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 52% of adults in Breese typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Breese, ~12% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~48% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Breese compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Breese leans more Republican than 32 of 71 neighbors.
Breese runs about 64 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Breese is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Breese 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 Breese, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Breese votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Breese runs about 64 points more Republican.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Breese, IL sits in the top 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 Breese looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Breese 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Aviston, IL R+41
- Germantown, IL R+54
- Beckemeyer, IL R+52
- St. Rose, IL R+64
- Bartelso, IL R+61
- Stolletown, IL R+65
- Albers, IL R+58
- Trenton, IL R+39
- Damiansville, IL R+55
- Carlyle, IL R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Herculaneum, MO R+35
- Cochranville, PA R+21
- Yaphank, NY R+22
- Avra Valley, AZ R+28
- East Earl, PA R+57
- Goodview, VA R+54
- Rothschild, WI R+6
- Chocowinity, NC R+35
- Freeland, WA D+46
- Momence, IL R+25
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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.