Nottingham Woods, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Nottingham Woods

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

Nottingham Woods leans Republican by roughly 22 points: about 39% of voters vote Democratic and 61% Republican.

 

About 90% of adults in Nottingham Woods typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nottingham Woods, ~35% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Nottingham Woods compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Nottingham Woods leans more Republican than 71 of 97 neighbors.

Nottingham Woods runs about 32 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Nottingham Woods is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nottingham Woods. The west side is the most Republican-leaning (R+24) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+13), a spread of about 11 points.

Why Nottingham Woods 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 Nottingham Woods, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Nottingham Woods votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 22%, modestly below the Illinois average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 83% of households in Nottingham Woods are family households, above 94% of cities. Nottingham Woods runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Preventive-care access and voter turnout

Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nottingham Woods, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.

Why turnout in Nottingham Woods looks the way it does

Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nottingham Woods 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 73%, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 94% of households in Nottingham Woods own their home, about 19 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Nottingham Woods have completed high school, above 81% of cities. 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.