Valmeyer is a Republican stronghold. About 22% of voters here vote Democratic and 78% Republican.
About 80% of adults in Valmeyer typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Valmeyer, ~18% vote Democratic, ~62% Republican, and ~20% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Valmeyer compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Valmeyer leans more Republican than 93 of 105 neighbors.
Valmeyer runs about 67 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Valmeyer is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Valmeyer 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 Valmeyer, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Valmeyer votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Valmeyer runs about 67 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 85% of residents in Valmeyer drive to work alone, above 82% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Valmeyer are family households, above 76% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Valmeyer, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Valmeyer looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Valmeyer is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Foster Pond, IL R+50
- Fountain Gap, IL R+51
- Wartburg, IL R+52
- Pevely, MO R+43
- Herculaneum, MO R+35
- Crystal City, MO R+38
- Waterloo, IL R+41
- Maeystown, IL R+51
Cities with Similar Populations
- Springdale, ID R+75
- Garden, AL D+2
- Dent, MN R+32
- Lumber City, GA R+31
- Eagletown, OK R+72
- Pearce, AZ R+41
- Slaughters, KY R+62
- Randle, WA R+30
- Wright-Patterson AFB, OH R+4
- Lake Waccamaw, NC R+43
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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.