Ringwood leans Republican by roughly 24 points: about 38% of voters vote Democratic and 62% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Ringwood typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ringwood, ~30% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ringwood compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ringwood leans more Republican than 107 of 138 neighbors.
Ringwood runs about 36 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Ringwood is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Ringwood. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+34) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Ringwood 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 Ringwood, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ringwood votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 29%, about 8 points below the U.S. average of 36%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 81% of households in Ringwood are family households, above 92% of cities. Ringwood runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Ringwood, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Ringwood looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Ringwood have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- McCullom Lake, IL R+12
- Wonder Lake, IL R+17
- Johnsburg, IL R+19
- Solon Mills, IL R+20
- Greenwood, IL R+31
- Richmond, IL R+14
- Mchenry, IL R+10
- Pistakee Highlands, IL R+14
- Bull Valley, IL R+16
- Spring Grove, IL R+23
Cities with Similar Populations
- Unionville, IN R+21
- Buckingham, VA R+35
- Woodway, WA D+11
- Richland Junction, MI R+14
- Coahoma, TX R+80
- Gates, TN R+32
- Mifflin, PA R+61
- Bismarck, IL R+53
- Barhamsville, VA R+30
- Tula, MS R+4
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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.