Centreville is a Democratic stronghold. About 92% of voters here vote Democratic and 8% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Centreville typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Centreville, ~57% vote Democratic, ~5% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Centreville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Centreville leans more Democratic than 159 of 170 neighbors.
Centreville runs about 73 points more Democratic than Illinois as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Centreville. The west side is the most Democratic-leaning (D+92) and the southeast side is the least Democratic-leaning (D+12), a spread of about 80 points.
Why Centreville 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 Centreville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Dense areas vote Democratic. About 76% of residents in Centreville live in densely developed areas, about 39 points above the U.S. average of 36%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 49% of adults in Centreville have never been married, above 98% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Centreville, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Centreville looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Centreville is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 43%, about 19 points below the Illinois average of 63%. Renters vote less often than owners, and about 47% of households in Centreville rent, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 25%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 42% of adults in Centreville report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Alorton, IL D+82
- East St. Louis, IL D+83
- Sauget, IL D+45
- Washington Park, IL D+63
- Cahokia, IL D+57
- Fairmont City, IL D+6
- Fairview Heights, IL D+18
- Brooklyn, IL D+85
- Lovejoy, IL D+74
- Caseyville, IL R+8
Cities with Similar Populations
- Highland Lake, NJ R+17
- Burnettown, SC R+33
- Fordyce, AR R+7
- Marietta, OK R+57
- Oak Grove, LA R+73
- Great Falls, SC R+33
- Jacksonville, OR R+6
- Prudenville, MI R+27
- Farley, KY R+41
- Paxton, MA D+12
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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.