Mitchellsville is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Mitchellsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mitchellsville, ~14% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mitchellsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mitchellsville leans more Republican than 66 of 81 neighbors.
Mitchellsville runs about 75 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Mitchellsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mitchellsville 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 Mitchellsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Mitchellsville drive to work alone, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Mitchellsville runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Mitchellsville, IL sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mitchellsville looks the way it does
Turnout in Mitchellsville sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Harrisburg, IL R+44
- Garden Heights, IL R+56
- Newcastle, IL R+63
- Oldtown, IL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
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- Delhi, OK R+78
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- Whitehaven, MD R+24
- Shepard, ND R+51
- Lynn, NC R+23
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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.