Ritchie leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Ritchie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ritchie, ~20% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ritchie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ritchie leans more Republican than 52 of 71 neighbors.
Ritchie runs about 59 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Ritchie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ritchie 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 Ritchie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Ritchie votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Ritchie runs about 59 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Ritchie drive to work alone, above 81% of cities. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Ritchie sits in the bottom quarter (about 12%, below 87% of cities).
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Ritchie, IL sits in the bottom 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 Ritchie looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Ritchie have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Essex, IL R+47
- Bonfield, IL R+50
- Wilmington, IL R+32
- Symerton, IL R+47
- Braidwood, IL R+32
- Godley, IL R+40
- Flickerville, IL R+43
- Union Hill, IL R+50
- Goodrich, IL R+48
Cities with Similar Populations
- Acme, WA Even
- Whitehead, AL R+78
- Windsor, KY R+75
- Waucoma, IA R+45
- Bee Bayou, LA R+71
- Wayside, WV R+53
- Allenport, PA R+32
- Yosemite National Park, CA D+18
- South Newstead, NY R+35
- Lee Vining, CA D+24
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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.