La Place leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 98% of adults in La Place typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in La Place, ~25% vote Democratic, ~73% Republican, and ~2% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How La Place compares
Among cities within 25 miles, La Place leans more Republican than 20 of 63 neighbors.
La Place runs about 60 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while La Place is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within La Place. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+62) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 14 points.
Why La Place 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 La Place, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 93% of residents in La Place drive to work alone, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in La Place are family households, above 95% of cities. La Place runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; La Place, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in La Place looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in La Place own their home, about 19 points above the Illinois average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and more than 99% of adults in La Place have completed high school, in the top fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Lintner, IL R+58
- Lake City, IL R+61
- Cerro Gordo, IL R+41
- Hammond, IL R+51
- Oakley, IL R+53
- Long Creek, IL R+45
- Dalton City, IL R+59
- Lovington, IL R+64
- Mount Zion, IL R+40
- Voorhies, IL R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zimco, AL R+5
- West Eminence, MO R+67
- South Bradford, NY R+43
- Donnybrook, ND R+67
- Pierrepont, NY R+22
- Beetown, WI R+46
- Hazard, NE R+69
- Bens Run, WV R+68
- Salem Crossroads, SC D+38
- Omega, IN R+58
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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.