Stanford leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Stanford typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stanford, ~22% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stanford compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stanford leans more Republican than 28 of 57 neighbors.
Stanford runs about 55 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Stanford is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Stanford 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 Stanford, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stanford votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Stanford runs about 55 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stanford fits that profile on both counts.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Stanford, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Stanford looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Stanford 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 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Stanford have completed high school, above 87% of cities. 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.