Southern View, IL Political Map | Democrat & Republican Areas in Southern View

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

Southern View leans slightly Republican by roughly 6 points: about 47% of voters vote Democratic and 53% Republican.

 

About 56% of adults in Southern View typically vote, below the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Southern View, ~26% vote Democratic, ~30% Republican, and ~44% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.

How Southern View compares

Among cities within 25 miles, Southern View leans more Republican than 3 of 72 neighbors.

Southern View runs about 17 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Southern View is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.

Why Southern View 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 Southern View, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.

Southern View votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 69%, far above the Illinois average of 33%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. Southern View runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.

Cancer-screening access and voter turnout

Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Southern View, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.

Why turnout in Southern View looks the way it does

Renters vote less often than owners. About 35% of households in Southern View rent, about 10 points above the U.S. average of 25%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.

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.