Owaneco is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 48% of adults in Owaneco typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Owaneco, ~11% vote Democratic, ~37% Republican, and ~52% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Owaneco compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Owaneco leans more Republican than 22 of 58 neighbors.
Owaneco runs about 65 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Owaneco is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Owaneco 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 Owaneco, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Owaneco votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Owaneco runs about 65 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Owaneco sits in the bottom quarter (about 15%, below 79% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Owaneco are family households, above 92% of cities.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Owaneco, IL sits below the national average on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Owaneco looks the way it does
Areas with low high-school completion turn out at lower rates. About 85% of adults in Owaneco have completed high school, below 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Wenonah, IL R+61
- Assumption, IL R+56
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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.