Green Acres leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 94% of adults in Green Acres typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Green Acres, ~31% vote Democratic, ~63% Republican, and ~6% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Green Acres compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Green Acres leans more Republican than 18 of 68 neighbors.
Green Acres runs about 45 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Green Acres is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Green Acres 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 Green Acres, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in Green Acres drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Green Acres are family households, above 97% of cities. Green Acres runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Green Acres, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Green Acres looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Green Acres 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 72%, about 12 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Green Acres own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Green Acres have completed high school, above 89% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Archer, IL R+27
- Cantrall, IL R+38
- Sherman, IL R+25
- Bradfordton, IL R+19
- Salisbury, IL R+38
- Athens, IL R+42
- Bissell, IL R+29
- Springfield, IL D+14
- Leland Grove, IL D+26
Cities with Similar Populations
- Leipsig, WI R+37
- Sand Run, WV R+66
- Oxbow, NY R+45
- Hillsboro, MD R+38
- Portland, FL R+52
- Bellefontaine, MS R+73
- Rubottom, OK R+71
- Rufus, OR R+56
- McCoysburg, IN R+63
- Hondo, NM R+46
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.