Meeks is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 65% of adults in Meeks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Meeks, ~15% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~35% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Meeks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Meeks leans more Republican than 17 of 79 neighbors.
Meeks runs about 65 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Meeks is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Meeks 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 Meeks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Meeks drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Meeks are family households, above 85% of cities. Meeks runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Meeks, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Meeks looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Meeks have completed high school, about 8 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Olivet, IL R+54
- Belgium, IL R+43
- Cayuga, IN R+59
- Perrysville, IN R+62
- Ridge Farm, IL R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Cardin, OK R+60
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- Burney, IN R+64
- Burlington, OK R+81
- Hamburg, VA R+52
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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.