Ste. Marie is a Republican stronghold. About 14% of voters here vote Democratic and 86% Republican.
About 69% of adults in Ste. Marie typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Ste. Marie, ~10% vote Democratic, ~59% Republican, and ~31% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Ste. Marie compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Ste. Marie leans more Republican than 53 of 58 neighbors.
Ste. Marie runs about 82 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Ste. Marie is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Ste. Marie 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 Ste. Marie, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Ste. Marie, more than 99% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 28 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Ste. Marie runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density, never-married share, and Republican lean
Places that combine low population density and a never-married-heavy adult population tend to lean Republican, as Ste. Marie, IL does.
Why turnout in Ste. Marie looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Ste. Marie own their home, about 13 points above the Illinois average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 97% of adults in Ste. Marie have completed high school, above 88% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Boos, IL R+70
- West Liberty, IL R+70
- Willow Hill, IL R+68
- Pierceburg, IL R+68
- Landes, IL R+67
- Wendelin, IL R+70
- Newton, IL R+52
- Hardinville, IL R+58
- Oblong, IL R+59
- Dundas, IL R+64
Cities with Similar Populations
- Spruce Creek, PA R+51
- Second Milo, NY R+28
- Rockville, TN R+69
- Knoxboro, NY R+47
- Danville, TX R+65
- Flo, TX R+63
- Neck City, MO R+70
- Seaton, IL R+47
- Williams Creek, IN D+19
- Valley Mills, NY R+43
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.