Odin is a Republican stronghold. About 20% of voters here vote Democratic and 80% Republican.
About 62% of adults in Odin typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Odin, ~12% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~38% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Odin compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Odin leans more Republican than 29 of 61 neighbors.
Odin runs about 72 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Odin is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Odin 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 Odin, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Odin hold a bachelor's degree, about 16 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 88% of residents in Odin drive to work alone, above 90% of cities. Odin runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Odin, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Odin looks the way it does
Turnout in Odin sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Wamac, IL R+47
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Silver City, NV R+42
- Maud, OK R+66
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- Coon Rapids, IA R+53
- Perry, KS R+49
- Rushtown, OH R+54
- Patriot, OH R+65
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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.