Lawn Ridge leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.
About 95% of adults in Lawn Ridge typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lawn Ridge, ~29% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~5% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lawn Ridge compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lawn Ridge leans more Republican than 43 of 73 neighbors.
Lawn Ridge runs about 51 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Lawn Ridge is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lawn Ridge. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+47) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+34), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Lawn Ridge 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 Lawn Ridge, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lawn Ridge votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Lawn Ridge runs about 51 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Lawn Ridge are family households, above 83% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lawn Ridge, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Lawn Ridge looks the way it does
Turnout in Lawn Ridge 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
- North Hampton, IL R+34
- Speer, IL R+51
- West Hallock, IL R+34
- Edelstein, IL R+33
- Chillicothe, IL R+20
- Camp Grove, IL R+49
- Sparland, IL R+39
- Stark, IL R+55
- Rome, IL R+25
Cities with Similar Populations
- Dolton, SD R+59
- Rutledge, IA R+48
- Navajo, AZ D+16
- Beccaria, PA R+62
- Salter Path, NC R+26
- Cuthand, TX R+75
- Minter, AL D+26
- Minerva, NY R+17
- Southview, PA R+43
- Buckeye, WV R+55
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.