Creal Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Creal Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Creal Springs, ~16% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Creal Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Creal Springs leans more Republican than 47 of 94 neighbors.
Creal Springs runs about 68 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Creal Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Creal Springs. The northeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+66) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+38), a spread of about 27 points.
Why Creal Springs 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 Creal Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Creal Springs votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Creal Springs runs about 68 points more Republican.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Creal Springs, IL sits in the bottom tenth 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 Creal Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Creal Springs sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- New Dennison, IL R+57
- New Burnside, IL R+59
- Ozark, IL R+54
- Stonefort, IL R+66
- Crab Orchard, IL R+66
- Goreville, IL R+52
- Hudgens, IL R+44
- Oldtown, IL R+65
- Marion, IL R+31
Cities with Similar Populations
- Cairo, NY R+24
- Spraberry, TX R+82
- Marlborough, MO D+20
- East Williston, NY R+22
- Friant, CA R+40
- Tenaha, TX R+56
- Canby, MN R+47
- Thoreau, NM D+20
- Muscoda, WI R+32
- McLouth, KS R+49
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.