Keenes is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Keenes typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Keenes, ~10% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Keenes compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Keenes leans more Republican than 46 of 60 neighbors.
Keenes runs about 82 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Keenes is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Keenes 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 Keenes, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Keenes votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Keenes runs about 82 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Keenes drive to work alone, above 87% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Keenes, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Keenes looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Keenes have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Wayne City, IL R+65
- Bluford, IL R+68
- Stratton, IL R+76
- Sims, IL R+72
- Camp Ground, IL R+60
- Crisp, IL R+79
- Opdyke, IL R+67
- Dahlgren, IL R+69
- Shields, IL R+71
- Belle Rive, IL R+69
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yakutat, AK Even
- Toksook Bay, AK D+22
- Lewis, CO R+47
- Steadman, GA R+84
- Carr, CO R+62
- Stockton, TN R+67
- West Hopkinton, NH D+13
- Rocky Ford, GA R+40
- Arlington, KS R+60
- Laona, NY R+24
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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.