North Utica, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in North Utica

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

North Utica leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.

 

About 88% of adults in North Utica typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in North Utica, ~33% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~12% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How North Utica compares

Among cities within 25 miles, North Utica leans more Republican than 14 of 72 neighbors.

North Utica runs about 36 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while North Utica is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why North Utica 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 North Utica, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in North Utica drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in North Utica are family households, above 84% of cities. North Utica runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; North Utica, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in North Utica looks the way it does

Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in North Utica have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.