Shokokon leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 72% of adults in Shokokon typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Shokokon, ~25% vote Democratic, ~47% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Shokokon compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Shokokon leans more Republican than 7 of 60 neighbors.
Shokokon runs about 43 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Shokokon is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Shokokon 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 Shokokon, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Shokokon, about 97% 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%. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Shokokon drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. Shokokon runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Shokokon, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Shokokon looks the way it does
Turnout in Shokokon sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Spring Grove, IA R+33
- Olena, IL R+44
- Terre Haute, IL R+50
- Stronghurst, IL R+48
- West Burlington, IA R+15
Cities with Similar Populations
- Bacova, VA R+46
- Coal Bluff, AL D+19
- Oxford, WV R+71
- Summit City, CA R+40
- Plainview, OK R+76
- Number Eight, MO R+67
- Randles, MO R+73
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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.