Metamora leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About more than 99% of adults in Metamora typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Metamora, ~36% vote Democratic, ~67% Republican, and ~-3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Metamora compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Metamora leans more Republican than 19 of 77 neighbors.
Metamora runs about 41 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Metamora is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Metamora. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+41) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+26), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Metamora 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 Metamora, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Metamora votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Metamora runs about 41 points more Republican. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Metamora runs against that pattern. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Metamora are family households, above 82% of cities.
Food insecurity and voter turnout
Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Metamora, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.
Why turnout in Metamora looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Metamora is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Metamora own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Metamora have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Oak Ridge, IL R+32
- Germantown Hills, IL R+26
- Lowpoint, IL R+50
- Harvard Hills, IL R+23
- Spring Bay, IL R+42
- Bay View Gardens, IL R+38
- Washington, IL R+25
- Rome, IL R+25
- Eureka, IL R+38
- Mossville, IL R+9
Cities with Similar Populations
- St. Stephen, SC D+7
- Lee, NH Even
- Turners Falls, MA D+25
- Hunlock Creek, PA R+18
- Orwigsburg, PA R+33
- Milton, WA D+5
- Clarinda, IA R+34
- Lithia, FL R+58
- Natalia, TX R+28
- Kenedy, TX R+26
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.