Stratton is a Republican stronghold. About 12% of voters here vote Democratic and 88% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Stratton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Stratton, ~9% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Stratton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Stratton leans more Republican than 57 of 59 neighbors.
Stratton runs about 87 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Stratton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Stratton 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 Stratton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Stratton, about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 25 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 11 points below the Illinois average of 27%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 76% of households in Stratton are family households, above 78% of cities. Stratton runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Stratton, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Stratton looks the way it does
Turnout in Stratton 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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- Wayne City, IL R+65
- Round Prairie, IL R+78
- Sims, IL R+72
- Texico, IL R+65
- Camp Ground, IL R+60
- Johnsonville, IL R+76
Cities with Similar Populations
- Reedtown, OH R+57
- Lemons, MO R+71
- Blacksville, WV R+57
- Cassville, NJ R+43
- Ramona, MI R+46
- Halsey, NE R+79
- Carrothers, OH R+62
- Williamsville, VA R+59
- Ingram, WI R+41
- Cane Creek, KY R+75
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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.