Little America leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 81% of adults in Little America typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Little America, ~22% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~19% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Little America compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Little America leans more Republican than 32 of 63 neighbors.
Little America runs about 58 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Little America is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Little America 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 Little America, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Little America live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Illinois average of 33%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Little America are family households, above 81% of cities. Little America runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Little America, IL does.
Why turnout in Little America looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Little America have completed high school, above 82% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Maples Mill, IL R+46
- Liverpool, IL R+46
- Bryant, IL R+43
- Lewistown, IL R+41
- Dunfermline, IL R+39
- St. David, IL R+38
- Sepo, IL R+47
- Eckard, IL R+49
- Topeka, IL R+49
- Havana, IL R+40
Cities with Similar Populations
- Currentsville, KY R+53
- Salcedo, MO R+67
- Linwood, GA R+72
- San Pedro, CO D+33
- Niobe, ND R+69
- Old Damascus, GA R+5
- Olney, KY R+68
- Cayutaville, NY R+16
- Lower San Francisco Plaza, NM R+22
- La Hogue, IL R+54
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.