Maytown leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Maytown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Maytown, ~21% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Maytown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Maytown leans more Republican than 38 of 66 neighbors.
Maytown runs about 49 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Maytown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Maytown. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+42) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+29), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Maytown 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 Maytown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Maytown, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Maytown drive to work alone, above 88% of cities. Maytown runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
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 Maytown, IL does.
Why turnout in Maytown looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Maytown have completed high school, about 5 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Binghampton, IL R+40
- Walton, IL R+30
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- Amboy, IL R+29
- Sublette, IL R+40
- Ohio, IL R+43
- Shaws, IL R+40
- La Moille, IL R+45
- Eldena, IL R+36
- Kasbeer, IL R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- South Granville, NY R+37
- Primrose, NE R+69
- Lamont, WI R+30
- Nelson, CA R+36
- Devonshire, NJ R+39
- Orient Hill, WV R+67
- Manville, IN R+52
- Seven Springs, PA R+58
- Iola, IL R+70
- Clarington, PA R+56
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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.