Lillyville is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Lillyville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lillyville, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lillyville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lillyville leans more Republican than 6 of 64 neighbors.
Lillyville runs about 67 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Lillyville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Lillyville. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+64) and the northeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+43), a spread of about 21 points.
Why Lillyville 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 Lillyville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lillyville votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Lillyville runs about 67 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Lillyville drive to work alone, above 84% 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 Lillyville, IL does.
Why turnout in Lillyville looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Lillyville have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Effingham, IL R+47
- Shumway, IL R+64
- Green Creek, IL R+67
- Funkhouser, IL R+59
- Teutopolis, IL R+60
- Keptown, IL R+64
- Dexter, IL R+66
- Stewardson, IL R+65
- Watson, IL R+67
- Sigel, IL R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hub City, SD R+45
- Hutchins Corner, ME R+40
- Bacova, VA R+46
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.