Elizabethtown is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Elizabethtown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Elizabethtown, ~14% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Elizabethtown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Elizabethtown leans more Republican than 24 of 75 neighbors.
Elizabethtown runs about 71 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Elizabethtown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 7% of adults in Elizabethtown hold a bachelor's degree, about 19 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Elizabethtown runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Elizabethtown, IL sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Elizabethtown looks the way it does
Turnout in Elizabethtown sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Gross, IL R+61
- Humm Wye, IL R+61
- Cave In Rock, IL R+58
- Rock Creek, IL R+58
- Sparks Hill, IL R+61
- Sheridan, KY R+71
Cities with Similar Populations
- Olivet Hill, MD R+29
- Powe, MO R+75
- East Germantown, IN R+54
- South Sutton, MA R+20
- Port Jackson, IL R+65
- Taopi, MN R+42
- Silica, MN R+27
- Shoals, WV R+54
- Weitchpec, CA D+38
- Durbin, WV R+60
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.