Sailor Springs is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Sailor Springs typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sailor Springs, ~12% vote Democratic, ~70% Republican, and ~18% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Sailor Springs compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Sailor Springs leans more Republican than 34 of 48 neighbors.
Sailor Springs runs about 82 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Sailor Springs is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Sailor Springs 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 Sailor Springs, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Sailor Springs, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Sailor Springs 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; Sailor Springs, IL sits in the bottom quarter 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 Sailor Springs looks the way it does
Turnout in Sailor Springs 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
- Ingraham, IL R+70
- Clay City, IL R+70
- Louisville, IL R+68
- Passport, IL R+67
- Iola, IL R+70
- Noble, IL R+63
- Wakefield, IL R+70
- Flora, IL R+56
- Winterrowd, IL R+75
- Riffle, IL R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lamar, NE R+83
- Sassafras, MD R+34
- Grant, IA R+49
- Union Hill, AR R+72
- Hughes, OK R+71
- Sumpter, AR R+60
- Cross Roads, IN R+57
- Archer, IL R+27
- South Woodville, ME R+41
- New Salem, IL R+62
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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.