Fountain Creek is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Fountain Creek typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Fountain Creek, ~18% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Fountain Creek compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Fountain Creek leans more Republican than 15 of 63 neighbors.
Fountain Creek runs about 63 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Fountain Creek is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Fountain Creek. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+41), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Fountain Creek 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 Fountain Creek, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Fountain Creek hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Illinois average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Fountain Creek are family households, above 77% of cities. Fountain Creek runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Fountain Creek, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Fountain Creek looks the way it does
Turnout in Fountain Creek 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
- Hoopeston, IL R+33
- Wellington, IL R+62
- Rossville, IL R+53
- East Lynn, IL R+63
- Hallock, IL R+59
- Ambia, IN R+60
- Claytonville, IL R+67
- Milford, IL R+57
- Rankin, IL R+59
Cities with Similar Populations
- Coats, KS R+73
- Harmony, MS D+22
- Shortsville, PA R+62
- Pleasant Grove, AR R+69
- Foneswood, VA R+23
- Cato, IN R+59
- Woods, OR R+26
- Gross, FL R+47
- Riverview, OH R+52
- Roads, MO R+71
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.