Honey Bend is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Honey Bend typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Honey Bend, ~21% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Honey Bend compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Honey Bend leans more Republican than 43 of 66 neighbors.
Honey Bend runs about 64 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Honey Bend is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Honey Bend 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 Honey Bend, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Honey Bend votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Honey Bend runs about 64 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Honey Bend, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Honey Bend looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Honey Bend have completed high school, about 7 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Litchfield, IL R+40
- Butler, IL R+52
- Raymond, IL R+48
- Hornsby, IL R+51
- Hillsboro, IL R+37
- Waggoner, IL R+54
- Schram City, IL R+52
- Harvel, IL R+54
- Atwater, IL R+52
- Womac, IL R+44
Cities with Similar Populations
- Long Beach, MD R+24
- Carrie, KY R+67
- Wilseyville, CA R+26
- Little Pine, MN R+33
- Bone Gap, IL R+72
- Pacific Beach, WA R+10
- Bethera, SC R+62
- Koonsville, PA R+49
- Tioga Junction, PA R+55
- West Barre, NY R+51
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.