Miles Station is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 86% of adults in Miles Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Miles Station, ~20% vote Democratic, ~66% Republican, and ~14% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Miles Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Miles Station leans more Republican than 80 of 99 neighbors.
Miles Station runs about 65 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Miles Station is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Miles Station 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 Miles Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Miles Station votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Miles Station runs about 65 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Miles Station are family households, above 87% of cities.
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 Miles Station, IL does.
Why turnout in Miles Station looks the way it does
High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Miles Station have completed high school, above 83% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Brighton, IL R+47
- Piasa, IL R+53
- Fosterburg, IL R+42
- Bunker Hill, IL R+47
- Shipman, IL R+53
- Fidelity, IL R+60
- Godfrey, IL R+18
- Dorsey, IL R+39
- Royal Lakes, IL R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- West Park, OH R+43
- Nine Times, SC R+70
- Pepperton, GA R+29
- Natura, OK R+62
- Hartsville, IN R+60
- Vivian, OK R+64
- Superior, PA R+42
- Monte Nido, CA D+24
- Digbey, GA R+67
- Levasy, MO R+57
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.