Moccasin is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Moccasin typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Moccasin, ~14% vote Democratic, ~69% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Moccasin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Moccasin leans more Republican than 31 of 55 neighbors.
Moccasin runs about 78 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Moccasin is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Moccasin 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 Moccasin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Moccasin, about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 26 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 10 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Moccasin 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; Moccasin, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Moccasin looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Moccasin 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Altamont, IL R+60
- Holland, IL R+67
- Shumway, IL R+64
- Pruett, IL R+68
- Keptown, IL R+64
- St. Elmo, IL R+63
Cities with Similar Populations
- New Colony, TX R+62
- Lena, OH R+62
- Fonthill, KY R+72
- Deer Harbor, WA D+67
- Purcell, CO R+59
- Godfrey, PA R+49
- Elmdale, IN R+62
- Great Bend, ND R+47
- Kanorado, KS R+81
- Matoaca, VA R+9
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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.