Strasburg is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 77% of adults in Strasburg typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Strasburg, ~14% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Strasburg compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Strasburg leans more Republican than 35 of 58 neighbors.
Strasburg runs about 75 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Strasburg is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Strasburg 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 Strasburg, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Strasburg votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Strasburg runs about 75 points more Republican.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Strasburg, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Strasburg looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 99% of adults in Strasburg have completed high school, about 7 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 91% of households in Strasburg own their home, about 16 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Middlesworth, IL R+66
- Mode, IL R+68
- Gays, IL R+61
- Neoga, IL R+57
- Paradise, IL R+59
- Shelbyville, IL R+47
- Bruce, IL R+57
Cities with Similar Populations
- Stockton, GA R+71
- Metcalfe, MS D+76
- Clover Leaf Lakes, NJ R+14
- Limaville, OH R+52
- Fieldon, IL R+58
- Sunburg, MN R+39
- McAdenville, NC R+20
- Lakeside, AZ R+37
- Thompson, PA R+38
- Chittenden, VT R+7
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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.