Mound Station is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Mound Station typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mound Station, ~15% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mound Station compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mound Station leans more Republican than 24 of 48 neighbors.
Mound Station runs about 73 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Mound Station is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Mound 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 Mound Station, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Mound Station sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 17 points above the Illinois average of 81%. Mound Station 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; Mound Station, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Mound Station looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 97% of households in Mound Station own their home, about 18 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Timewell, IL R+63
- Clayton, IL R+66
- Mount Sterling, IL R+30
- Hersman, IL R+32
- Kellerville, IL R+72
- Golden, IL R+72
- Camp Point, IL R+67
- Camden, IL R+55
- Huntsville, IL R+56
- La Prairie, IL R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Columbia Center, NY R+52
- Stet, MO R+65
- Little Browning, MT D+71
- Standard, CA R+26
- Pitt Gas, PA R+42
- Pharsalia, NY R+48
- Garland, MO R+65
- Hedge City, MO R+73
- Branyan, MS R+84
- Hazle Township, PA R+46
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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.