Edgar is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 64% of adults in Edgar typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Edgar, ~12% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~36% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Edgar compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Edgar leans more Republican than 73 of 80 neighbors.
Edgar runs about 74 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Edgar is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Edgar 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 Edgar, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Edgar votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Edgar runs about 74 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Edgar are family households, above 88% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Edgar, IL does.
Why turnout in Edgar looks the way it does
Turnout in Edgar sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Chrisman, IL R+55
- Horace, IL R+62
- Scottland, IL R+57
- Metcalf, IL R+64
- St. Bernice, IN R+56
- Paris, IL R+44
- Hume, IL R+64
- Blanford, IN R+57
- Ridge Farm, IL R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Patchinville, PA R+69
- Moody, OR D+28
- Lamira, OH 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.