Timewell is a Republican stronghold. About 18% of voters here vote Democratic and 82% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Timewell typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Timewell, ~14% vote Democratic, ~64% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Timewell compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Timewell leans more Republican than 29 of 49 neighbors.
Timewell runs about 74 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Timewell is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Timewell 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 Timewell, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Timewell sits in the bottom quarter on density and about 98% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 17 points above the Illinois average of 81%. Timewell runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Homeownership and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Timewell, IL sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Timewell looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 95% of households in Timewell own their home, about 16 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mound Station, IL R+62
- Clayton, IL R+66
- Mount Sterling, IL R+30
- Hersman, IL R+32
- Kellerville, IL R+72
- Golden, IL R+72
- Camden, IL R+55
- Huntsville, IL R+56
- Camp Point, IL R+67
- La Prairie, IL R+70
Cities with Similar Populations
- Woodside, MT R+54
- Dekle Beach, FL R+59
- Yeoman, IN R+59
- Mooresville, MO R+67
- Monford, KY R+73
- Bengal, KY R+69
- Kossuth, PA R+59
- Oak Glen, CA R+36
- Perlee, IA R+47
- Taber, ID 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.