Kuhn Station leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 88% of adults in Kuhn Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Kuhn Station, ~29% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Kuhn Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Kuhn Station leans more Republican than 79 of 132 neighbors.
Kuhn Station runs about 45 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Kuhn Station is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Kuhn Station 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 Kuhn Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Kuhn Station votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Kuhn Station runs about 45 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 87% of households in Kuhn Station are family households, above 98% of cities.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Kuhn Station, IL does.
Why turnout in Kuhn Station looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Kuhn Station 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 71%, about 11 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 97% of households in Kuhn Station own their home, about 22 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in Kuhn Station have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Troy, IL R+25
- Fruit, IL R+37
- St. Jacob, IL R+37
- Glen Carbon, IL D+3
- Marine, IL R+41
- Edwardsville, IL D+6
- Maryville, IL R+10
- Lumaghi Heights, IL R+20
- Wanda, IL R+29
- Poag, IL D+4
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodboro, WI R+25
- Lambert, MS D+63
- Fayette, IA R+29
- Hinton, IA R+51
- Princeton, MO R+69
- Cowen, WV R+69
- Clear Lake, WA R+17
- Kinsley, KS R+55
- Horatio, AR R+66
- Monroe North, WA R+8
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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.