Nutwood leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Nutwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Nutwood, ~20% vote Democratic, ~57% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Nutwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Nutwood leans more Republican than 25 of 73 neighbors.
Nutwood runs about 59 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Nutwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Nutwood. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+35), a spread of about 25 points.
Why Nutwood 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 Nutwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Nutwood votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Nutwood runs about 59 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Nutwood are family households, above 85% of cities.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Nutwood, IL sits in the top quarter 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 Nutwood looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Nutwood 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 93% of households in Nutwood own their home, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Nutwood have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Rosedale, IL R+38
- Fieldon, IL R+58
- Gilead, IL R+57
- Batchtown, IL R+57
- Hardin, IL R+56
- Meppen, IL R+54
- Otterville, IL R+51
- Cap au Gris, MO R+56
- Oasis, MO R+59
- Michael, IL R+60
Cities with Similar Populations
- Wiville, AR R+73
- Whon, TX R+78
- White Apple, MS R+23
- Rattan, TX R+74
- Randsburg, CA R+36
- Rhinehart, LA R+55
- Idlewild, NM R+9
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.