Milmine leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 89% of adults in Milmine typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Milmine, ~25% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~11% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Milmine compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Milmine leans more Republican than 23 of 65 neighbors.
Milmine runs about 56 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Milmine is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Milmine 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 Milmine, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Milmine drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 79% of households in Milmine are family households, above 88% of cities. Milmine runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Milmine, IL sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Milmine looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Milmine have completed high school, about 7 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Milmine own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Newburg, IL R+51
- Voorhies, IL R+51
- Argenta, IL R+45
- Monticello, IL R+27
- La Place, IL R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Driftwood, PA R+56
- High Point, IA R+60
- Coe, IN R+58
- Kearsarge, NH Even
- Bluff, PA R+59
- Hardwood, MI R+41
- Roseland, KS R+53
- Mineral, AR R+70
- Ellsworth, NE R+81
- Richfield, KS R+84
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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.