Kingdom leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Kingdom typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kingdom, ~25% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kingdom compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kingdom leans more Republican than 40 of 67 neighbors.
Kingdom runs about 50 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Kingdom is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kingdom 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 Kingdom, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kingdom votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Kingdom runs about 50 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Kingdom are family households, above 97% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Kingdom, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Kingdom looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Kingdom 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.
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- Honey Creek, IL R+34
- Ashton, IL R+42
- Dixon, IL R+13
- Oregon, IL R+24
- Stratford, IL R+37
- Prairieville, IL R+27
- Chana, IL R+39
Cities with Similar Populations
- Willisville, VA D+7
- Pine Grove, VA R+63
- Lead Mine, WV R+59
- Liberty Valley, AR R+70
- Litchfield Plains, ME R+33
- Lime Kiln, AL R+75
- Dublin, AL R+14
- Strawbridge, PA R+48
- Stringtown, KY R+52
- Kuhntown, PA R+59
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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.