Foster Pond is a Republican stronghold. About 25% of voters here vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Foster Pond typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Foster Pond, ~19% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Foster Pond compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Foster Pond leans more Republican than 80 of 112 neighbors.
Foster Pond runs about 61 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Foster Pond is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Foster Pond 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 Foster Pond, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Foster Pond votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Foster Pond runs about 61 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Foster Pond are family households, above 87% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Foster Pond, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Foster Pond looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Foster Pond is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Foster Pond have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wartburg, IL R+52
- Valmeyer, IL R+56
- Fountain Gap, IL R+51
- Waterloo, IL R+41
- Maeystown, IL R+51
- New Hanover, IL R+32
- Fults, IL R+54
- Columbia, IL R+30
Cities with Similar Populations
- Skidmore, MO R+66
- Turner, MT R+53
- Ongo, MO R+65
- Oak Hill, MI R+23
- Leggett, CA D+50
- Lowell, KS R+64
- Greig, NY R+46
- Glenhaven, CA D+8
- Mack, MS D+15
- Mad River, CA R+20
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.