Sammons Point, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Sammons Point

By the BestNeighborhood data science team. Last updated May 2026.

Sammons Point leans heavily Republican by roughly 40 points: about 30% of voters vote Democratic and 70% Republican.

 

About 77% of adults in Sammons Point typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Sammons Point, ~23% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~23% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Sammons Point compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Sammons Point leans more Republican than 21 of 75 neighbors.

Sammons Point runs about 50 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Sammons Point is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Sammons Point 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 Sammons Point, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Sammons Point votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Sammons Point runs about 50 points more Republican. Low college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Sammons Point sits in the bottom quarter (about 11%, below 90% of cities). A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 85% of households in Sammons Point are family households, above 96% of cities.

Food insecurity and voter turnout

Places with low food insecurity tend to turn out at a higher rate; Sammons Point, IL sits below the national average on this measure. Food insecurity does not directly drive turnout; it reflects economic hardship, which lines up with lower voting.

Why turnout in Sammons Point looks the way it does

Turnout in Sammons Point 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.

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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.