Perks is a Republican stronghold. About 21% of voters here vote Democratic and 79% Republican.
About 66% of adults in Perks typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Perks, ~14% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~34% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Perks compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Perks leans more Republican than 57 of 82 neighbors.
Perks runs about 70 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Perks is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Perks. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+63) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+48), a spread of about 15 points.
Why Perks 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 Perks, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Perks hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Perks runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Perks, IL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Perks looks the way it does
Turnout in Perks sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Mount Pleasant, IL R+59
- Olmsted, IL R+54
- Balcom, IL R+56
- Grand Chain, IL R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Allison, TX R+80
- Yeomans, GA R+6
- Youngs Creek, IN R+52
- Watts Bar Estates, TN R+64
- Lloydsville, OH R+59
- Harper, IL R+48
- Belzoni, OK R+79
- Little Britain, PA R+56
- South Van Horn, AK R+19
- Sabin, WI R+28
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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.