Stonefort is a Republican stronghold. About 17% of voters here vote Democratic and 83% Republican.
About 60% of adults in Stonefort typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stonefort, ~10% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~40% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stonefort compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stonefort leans more Republican than 84 of 87 neighbors.
Stonefort runs about 77 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Stonefort is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Stonefort 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 Stonefort, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Stonefort votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Stonefort runs about 77 points more Republican. A high white share with below-average college attainment predicts Republican voting, and Stonefort fits that profile on both counts. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 84% of households in Stonefort are family households, above 95% of cities.
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Stonefort, IL sits below the national average on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Stonefort looks the way it does
Turnout in Stonefort sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Delwood, IL R+62
- McCormick, IL R+59
- New Dennison, IL R+57
- Ledford, IL R+59
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- Waterville, WI R+32
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- Moran, KS R+58
- Arlington, IN R+60
- Copeland, ID R+65
- Ellenburg Depot, NY R+35
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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.