Roodhouse leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Roodhouse typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Roodhouse, ~19% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Roodhouse compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Roodhouse leans more Republican than 4 of 63 neighbors.
Roodhouse runs about 60 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Roodhouse is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Roodhouse. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+69) and the south side is the least Republican-leaning (R+37), a spread of about 31 points.
Why Roodhouse 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 Roodhouse, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Roodhouse, about 97% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Dense places usually vote Democratic, but Roodhouse runs against that pattern. Roodhouse runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with limited routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Roodhouse, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Roodhouse looks the way it does
Turnout in Roodhouse sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Barrow, IL R+67
- Manchester, IL R+65
- White Hall, IL R+44
- Wrights, IL R+65
- Alsey, IL R+66
- Patterson, IL R+65
- Nortonville, IL R+57
- Murrayville, IL R+55
- Glasgow, IL R+66
Cities with Similar Populations
- Landisburg, PA R+61
- Shaw, MS D+61
- Montague, MA D+40
- Dunsmuir, CA Even
- Prattsburgh, NY R+44
- Cascade, WI R+43
- Niangua, MO R+71
- Grundy, VA R+58
- Barneveld, WI Even
- Caplis, LA R+45
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.