Ladd leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Ladd typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ladd, ~27% vote Democratic, ~44% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ladd compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ladd leans more Republican than 12 of 72 neighbors.
Ladd runs about 35 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Ladd is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ladd 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 Ladd, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Ladd drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Ladd runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Democratic lean
Places with high population density tend to lean Democratic; Ladd, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Ladd looks the way it does
Turnout in Ladd 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
- Dalzell, IL R+22
- Seatonville, IL R+28
- Cherry, IL R+42
- Spring Valley, IL R+9
- Hollowayville, IL R+33
- Arlington, IL R+36
- Peru, IL R+10
- DePue, IL D+2
- Tomahawk Bluff, IL R+28
- Lasalle, IL R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- Oolitic, IN R+47
- Lindsey, OH R+47
- Mangum, MI Even
- Loveville, MD R+24
- Barrackville, WV R+39
- Lacota, MI R+17
- Chatham, LA R+62
- Copake, NY D+13
- Granville, WV R+5
- Carney, OK R+70
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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.