Ingleside leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Ingleside typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ingleside, ~37% vote Democratic, ~41% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ingleside compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ingleside leans more Republican than 77 of 136 neighbors.
Ingleside runs about 16 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Ingleside is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ingleside. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+6) and the west side runs the most Republican (R+14), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Ingleside 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 Ingleside, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ingleside votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 53%, well above the Illinois average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Ingleside runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Ingleside, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Ingleside looks the way it does
Turnout in Ingleside 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
- Round Lake Heights, IL D+7
- Round Lake, IL D+12
- Fox Lake, IL R+11
- Round Lake Beach, IL D+16
- Volo, IL Even
- Lake Villa, IL Even
- Pistakee Highlands, IL R+14
- Lakemoor, IL R+12
- Round Lake Park, IL D+16
- Hainesville, IL D+18
Cities with Similar Populations
- Mount Rainier, MD D+74
- Sugarmill Woods, FL R+33
- Lizella, GA R+31
- Lebanon, KY R+38
- New Square, NY R+98
- Caro, MI R+36
- Cut Off, LA R+78
- Moab, UT R+5
- Westview, FL D+50
- Hastings-on-Hudson, NY D+51
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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.