Mount Carmel leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Mount Carmel typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Mount Carmel, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Mount Carmel compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Mount Carmel leans more Republican than 8 of 67 neighbors.
Mount Carmel runs about 55 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Mount Carmel is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Mount Carmel. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+57) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Mount Carmel votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 57%, well above the Illinois average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Mount Carmel runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Democratic lean
Places with extensive paved surfaces tend to lean Democratic; Mount Carmel, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Mount Carmel looks the way it does
Turnout in Mount Carmel 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.
Nearby Cities
- Lancaster, IL R+50
- Odgen, IL R+66
- East Mount Carmel, IN R+58
- Patton, IL R+65
- Maud, IL R+67
- Keensburg, IL R+70
- Bellmont, IL R+67
- Friendsville, IL R+71
- Gards Point, IL R+74
- Allendale, IL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newland, NC R+52
- Blandon, PA R+18
- Glenarden, MD D+81
- Orland Hills, IL Even
- Center Moriches, NY R+22
- Mountville, PA R+5
- Pine Lake Park, NJ R+25
- Garrett, IN R+47
- East Taunton, MA R+11
- Imlay City, MI R+38
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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.