Rose Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Rose Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Rose Hill, ~12% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Rose Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Rose Hill leans more Republican than 31 of 56 neighbors.
Rose Hill runs about 76 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Rose Hill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Rose Hill 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 Rose Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 94% of residents in Rose Hill drive to work alone, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 86% of households in Rose Hill are family households, above 97% of cities. Rose Hill runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Rose Hill, 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 Rose Hill looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Rose Hill is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Rose Hill have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hidalgo, IL R+64
- Falmouth, IL R+64
- Lis, IL R+70
- Yale, IL R+67
- Jewett, IL R+62
- Newton, IL R+52
- Hazel Dell, IL R+63
- Willow Hill, IL R+68
- Woodbury, IL R+70
- Wendelin, IL R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grangertown, KY R+57
- Quincy, MS R+84
- Graves, GA R+7
- Olivet, IL R+54
- Goochtown, KY R+75
- Rainbow Lake, NY D+20
- Birney Day School, MT D+14
- Hamill, SD R+69
- Datto, AR R+68
- Wallsboro, AL R+36
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.