Stark is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 99% of adults in Stark typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stark, ~22% vote Democratic, ~77% Republican, and ~1% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stark compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stark leans more Republican than 66 of 67 neighbors.
Stark runs about 66 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Stark is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Stark 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 Stark, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stark votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Stark runs about 66 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Stark are family households, above 84% of cities.
Park access and Republican lean
Places with low park coverage tend to lean Republican; Stark, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Park access does not change how people vote; it tends to track denser, higher-income areas.
Why turnout in Stark looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. More than 99% of adults in Stark have completed high school, about 7 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Stark own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Speer, IL R+51
- Wyoming, IL R+46
- Princeville, IL R+43
- Castleton, IL R+55
- Camp Grove, IL R+49
- Monica, IL R+41
- Lawn Ridge, IL R+40
- West Hallock, IL R+34
- Toulon, IL R+42
- West Jersey, IL R+54
Cities with Similar Populations
- Yonges Island, SC D+6
- Tampico, MT R+61
- Kenna, NM R+78
- Georgetown, WI R+38
- Dodson, TX R+84
- Siegle, LA R+59
- Yatesville, OH R+66
- Hangman Crossing, IN R+61
- Valley-Hi, PA R+74
- Sloan, NV R+9
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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.