Lafox leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Lafox typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lafox, ~41% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lafox compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lafox leans more Republican than 70 of 107 neighbors.
Lafox runs about 17 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Lafox is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lafox 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 Lafox, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lafox votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 31%, about 6 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Lafox are family households, above 86% of cities. Lafox runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Lafox, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Lafox looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Lafox 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 74%, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Lafox have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Elburn, IL R+14
- Mooseheart, IL D+7
- Geneva, IL D+12
- Campton Hills, IL R+14
- Nottingham Woods, IL R+21
- St. Charles, IL D+6
- Lily Lake, IL R+15
- Batavia, IL D+15
- North Aurora, IL D+10
- Kaneville, IL R+33
Cities with Similar Populations
- Kellytown, SC R+52
- Rake, IA R+44
- North Henderson, IL R+31
- Degnan, OK R+68
- Shaw, MN R+6
- Monero, NM D+33
- Oak Bowery, MS R+85
- Midvale, MO R+72
- Milford Center, NY R+24
- Oakville, PA R+54
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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.