Tice leans heavily Republican by roughly 48 points: about 26% of voters vote Democratic and 74% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Tice typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Tice, ~22% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Tice compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Tice leans more Republican than 27 of 61 neighbors.
Tice runs about 59 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Tice is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Tice. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+50) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+32), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Tice 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 Tice, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 88% of residents in Tice drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Tice are family households, above 81% of cities. Tice runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Never-married share and voter turnout
Places with a low never-married share tend to turn out at a higher rate; Tice, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Tice looks the way it does
Turnout in Tice sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Petersburg, IL R+32
- Athens, IL R+42
- Salisbury, IL R+38
- Cantrall, IL R+38
- Sweet Water, IL R+56
- Greenview, IL R+51
- Tallula, IL R+54
- Green Acres, IL R+35
- Richland, IL R+48
- Fancy Prairie, IL R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Hermitage Springs, TN R+75
- Herald, VA R+68
- Gallia, OH R+65
- St. Helena, NE R+71
- Menchalville, WI R+49
- Pleasant View, IN R+52
- Utica, MO R+68
- Mount Olive, SC R+51
- Port Barnett, PA R+65
- Butteville, OR 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.