Goodwine is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Goodwine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Goodwine, ~14% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Goodwine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Goodwine leans more Republican than 54 of 57 neighbors.
Goodwine runs about 77 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Goodwine is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Goodwine. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+58), a spread of about 11 points.
Why Goodwine 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 Goodwine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Goodwine votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Goodwine runs about 77 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Goodwine drive to work alone, above 81% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Goodwine are family households, above 95% of cities.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Goodwine, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Goodwine looks the way it does
Turnout in Goodwine 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.
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- Woodworth, IL R+67
- Schwer, IL R+68
- Woodland, IL R+47
- Watseka, IL R+32
- Gilman, IL R+50
- Onarga, IL R+32
- Danforth, IL R+59
- La Hogue, IL R+54
- Milford, IL R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Currentsville, KY R+53
- Salcedo, MO R+67
- Little America, IL R+47
- Linwood, GA R+72
- San Pedro, CO D+33
- Old Damascus, GA R+5
- Olney, KY R+68
- Cayutaville, NY R+16
- Niobe, ND R+69
- Lower San Francisco Plaza, NM R+22
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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.