Scioto Mills leans heavily Republican by roughly 38 points: about 31% of voters vote Democratic and 69% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Scioto Mills typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Scioto Mills, ~24% vote Democratic, ~54% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Scioto Mills compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Scioto Mills leans more Republican than 23 of 59 neighbors.
Scioto Mills runs about 48 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Scioto Mills is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Scioto Mills 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 Scioto Mills, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 91% of residents in Scioto Mills drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Scioto Mills are family households, above 94% of cities. Scioto Mills 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; Scioto Mills, 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 Scioto Mills looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Scioto Mills 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 69%, about 9 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 95% of households in Scioto Mills own their home, about 20 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Scioto Mills have completed high school, above 84% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Red Oak, IL R+45
- Cedarville, IL R+37
- Eleroy, IL R+41
- Freeport, IL D+3
- Buena Vista, IL R+45
- Mc Connell, IL R+47
- Lena, IL R+43
- Dakota, IL R+44
- Florence, IL R+38
- Winneshiek, IL R+43
Cities with Similar Populations
- Deemers Cross Roads, PA R+62
- Neola, KS R+73
- Raworth, MS R+34
- Pueblo, NM D+31
- Timmer, ND 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.