Mode is a Republican stronghold. About 16% of voters here vote Democratic and 84% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Mode typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mode, ~11% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mode compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mode leans more Republican than 52 of 61 neighbors.
Mode runs about 79 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Mode is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mode 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 Mode, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mode votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Mode runs about 79 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Mode drive to work alone, above 80% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 88% of households in Mode are family households, above 98% of cities.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Mode, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Mode looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 99% of households in Mode own their home, about 19 points above the Illinois average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Mode have completed high school, above 95% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Holland, IL R+67
- Cowden, IL R+64
- Beecher City, IL R+65
- Holliday, IL R+65
- Stewardson, IL R+65
- Lakewood Township, IL R+64
- Middlesworth, IL R+66
- Moccasin, IL R+67
- Shumway, IL R+64
- Strasburg, IL R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bridgeland, UT R+84
- South Trenton, NY R+31
- Van Buren, KY R+63
- Banner, MS R+81
- Rosati, MO R+61
- Millboro, VA R+62
- Houcktown, OH R+61
- Stanford, AR R+68
- Pataha, WA R+63
- Custer City, PA R+40
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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.