Reynoldsville is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Reynoldsville typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Reynoldsville, ~15% vote Democratic, ~55% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Reynoldsville compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Reynoldsville leans more Republican than 36 of 70 neighbors.
Reynoldsville runs about 67 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Reynoldsville is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Reynoldsville 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 Reynoldsville, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 5% of residents in Reynoldsville live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Illinois average of 33%. Reynoldsville runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Reynoldsville, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Reynoldsville looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 91% of households in Reynoldsville own their home, about 12 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McClure, IL R+53
- Elco, IL R+55
- Mill Creek, IL R+54
- Egypt Mills, MO R+62
- Ware, IL R+56
- Gale, IL R+54
- Jonesboro, IL R+48
- East Cape Girardeau, IL R+53
- Tamms, IL R+26
- Balcom, IL R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Pleasant Lake, MN R+27
- Worth, NY R+45
- South Rushford, MN R+31
- Ono, WI R+39
- Boswell, AR R+71
- Rock Mills, AL R+86
- King Lake, NE R+38
- Glenworth, PA R+42
- Plainfield, AR R+67
- Randall, KS R+76
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.