Cedar Point leans Republican by roughly 18 points: about 41% of voters vote Democratic and 59% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Cedar Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Cedar Point, ~28% vote Democratic, ~40% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Cedar Point compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Cedar Point leans more Republican than 6 of 75 neighbors.
Cedar Point runs about 28 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Cedar Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Cedar Point. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+15), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Cedar Point 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 Cedar Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 85% of residents in Cedar Point drive to work alone, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Cedar Point runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Cedar Point, 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 Cedar Point looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Cedar Point have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Standard, IL R+32
- Oglesby, IL R+17
- Tonica, IL R+40
- Peru, IL R+10
- Granville, IL R+19
- Vermilionville, IL R+43
- Lasalle, IL R+9
- Spring Valley, IL R+9
- Mark, IL R+29
- Dalzell, IL R+22
Cities with Similar Populations
- Paxtonville, PA R+71
- Lafox, IL R+6
- Pine Creek, MI R+42
- Hegg, WI R+25
- West Washington, ME R+30
- Monero, NM D+33
- Kincaid, KS R+65
- King And Queen Court House, VA R+34
- Milford Center, NY R+24
- Talmage, NE R+55
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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.