Shipman is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 79% of adults in Shipman typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shipman, ~19% vote Democratic, ~60% Republican, and ~21% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shipman compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shipman leans more Republican than 56 of 81 neighbors.
Shipman runs about 64 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Shipman is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Shipman. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+55) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 13 points.
Why Shipman 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 Shipman, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Shipman votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Shipman runs about 64 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 86% of residents in Shipman drive to work alone, above 85% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Shipman are family households, above 86% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Shipman, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Shipman looks the way it does
Turnout in Shipman sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Royal Lakes, IL R+43
- Plainview, IL R+53
- Piasa, IL R+53
- Bunker Hill, IL R+47
- Dorchester, IL R+48
- Miles Station, IL R+54
- Medora, IL R+57
- Chesterfield, IL R+55
Cities with Similar Populations
- Midway, AR R+58
- Goodwell, OK R+67
- White, SD R+52
- Hermleigh, TX R+80
- Marysville, IN R+58
- Cornish, NH D+3
- Vallonia, IN R+66
- Ivanhoe, VA R+69
- Randolph AFB, TX R+6
- Erick, OK R+69
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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.