Camp Ground is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Camp Ground typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Camp Ground, ~15% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Camp Ground compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Camp Ground leans more Republican than 25 of 66 neighbors.
Camp Ground runs about 71 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Camp Ground is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Camp Ground. The east side is the most Republican-leaning (R+68) and the northwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 17 points.
Why Camp Ground 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 Camp Ground, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Camp Ground votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Camp Ground runs about 71 points more Republican.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Camp Ground, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Camp Ground looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Camp Ground own their home, about 11 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bluford, IL R+68
- Summersville, IL R+51
- Opdyke, IL R+67
- Mount Vernon, IL R+30
- Idlewood, IL R+46
- Texico, IL R+65
- Keenes, IL R+71
- Shields, IL R+71
- Stratton, IL R+76
- Belle Rive, IL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Rocky Mound, AR R+52
- Hitchita, OK R+67
- Union, WI R+7
- Ozora, MO R+58
- Dartmont, WV R+68
- Kellyville, TX R+48
- Marion, UT R+44
- Banco, VA R+37
- Cold Spring, NJ R+21
- Larsmont, MN R+9
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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.