Brubaker is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Brubaker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Brubaker, ~12% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Brubaker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Brubaker leans more Republican than 36 of 61 neighbors.
Brubaker runs about 79 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Brubaker is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Brubaker 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 Brubaker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Brubaker votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Brubaker runs about 79 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Brubaker drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Brubaker sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Brubaker, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Brubaker looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Brubaker 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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Cities with Similar Populations
- Westhope, OH R+66
- Buckeye, WV R+55
- Burns, MO R+62
- Rutledge, IA R+48
- Salter Path, NC R+26
- Dolton, SD R+59
- Lilbert, TX R+72
- Eddyville, OR R+32
- Lilliesville, VT D+9
- Lawn Ridge, IL R+40
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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.