Maples Mill leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Maples Mill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maples Mill, ~21% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maples Mill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maples Mill leans more Republican than 32 of 68 neighbors.
Maples Mill runs about 57 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Maples Mill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Maples Mill 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 Maples Mill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Maples Mill drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Maples Mill runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Maples Mill, 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 Maples Mill looks the way it does
Turnout in Maples Mill sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Little America, IL R+47
- Bryant, IL R+43
- Dunfermline, IL R+39
- Liverpool, IL R+46
- St. David, IL R+38
- Lewistown, IL R+41
- Topeka, IL R+49
- Sepo, IL R+47
- Banner, IL R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hilliardston, NC D+18
- Queens Run, PA R+50
- Indianola, TX R+57
- Denton, MO R+74
- Lovewell, KS R+74
- Roxbury, VA R+18
- Carp, MN R+40
- Casa Loma, CA R+37
- Utting, AZ R+55
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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.