Lively Grove is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 84% of adults in Lively Grove typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Lively Grove, ~18% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~16% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Lively Grove compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Lively Grove leans more Republican than 51 of 68 neighbors.
Lively Grove runs about 70 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Lively Grove is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Lively Grove 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 Lively Grove, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Lively Grove votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Lively Grove runs about 70 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Lively Grove, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Lively Grove looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Lively Grove own their home, about 14 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Stone Church, IL R+60
- Clarmin, IL R+57
- Oakdale, IL R+58
- Addieville, IL R+60
- St. Libory, IL R+57
- Tilden, IL R+53
- Coulterville, IL R+51
- Marissa, IL R+56
- Old Marissa, IL R+55
- Venedy, IL R+58
Cities with Similar Populations
- Youngs, NY R+32
- Zim, MN R+23
- Wymer, WV R+66
- Lambs Grove, IA R+37
- Paradise, OH R+34
- Maples, NY R+34
- Stark, KS R+62
- Haile, LA R+87
- McLeod, MS D+28
- Westampton, NJ D+40
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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.