Omega is a Republican stronghold. About 15% of voters here vote Democratic and 85% Republican.
About 87% of adults in Omega typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Omega, ~13% vote Democratic, ~74% Republican, and ~13% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Omega compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Omega leans more Republican than 37 of 54 neighbors.
Omega runs about 81 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Omega is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Omega 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 Omega, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Omega drive to work alone, about 17 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Omega are family households, above 89% of cities. Omega runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Omega, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Omega looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 96% of households in Omega own their home, about 16 points above the Illinois average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Omega have completed high school, above 87% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Kinmundy, IL R+62
- Brubaker, IL R+68
- Oskaloosa, IL R+73
- Iuka, IL R+69
- Farina, IL R+69
- Xenia, IL R+73
- Zenith, IL R+71
- Alma, IL R+65
- Salem, IL R+52
- Tonti, IL R+65
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roxbury, PA R+71
- Czechville, WI R+34
- Lundy, FL R+63
- Westphalia, TX R+67
- Metz, MO R+65
- South Conway, NH Even
- Bellwood, AL R+66
- Mine La Motte, MO R+71
- Fourseam, KY R+64
- Biehle, MO R+72
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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.