Macedonia is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Macedonia typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Macedonia, ~13% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Macedonia compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Macedonia leans more Republican than 61 of 79 neighbors.
Macedonia runs about 77 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Macedonia is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Macedonia 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 Macedonia, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Macedonia votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Macedonia runs about 77 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Macedonia drive to work alone, above 87% of cities. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Macedonia sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 78% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Macedonia, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Macedonia looks the way it does
Turnout in Macedonia 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.
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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.