Viola leans Republican by roughly 28 points: about 36% of voters vote Democratic and 64% Republican.
About 82% of adults in Viola typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Viola, ~30% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Viola compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Viola leans more Republican than 19 of 71 neighbors.
Viola runs about 38 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Viola is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Viola. The south side is the most Republican-leaning (R+35) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+21), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Viola 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 Viola, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Viola votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, above 82% of cities). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 77% of households in Viola are family households, above 82% of cities. Viola runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Viola, IL sits above the national average on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Viola looks the way it does
Turnout in Viola 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.
Nearby Cities
- Matherville, IL R+30
- Burgess, IL R+35
- Windsor Mercer County, IL R+31
- New Windsor, IL R+31
- Sherrard, IL R+29
- North Henderson, IL R+31
- Preemption, IL R+33
- Aledo, IL R+28
- Cable, IL R+30
- Alexis, IL R+38
Cities with Similar Populations
- Lawrence, MS R+31
- Edison, OH R+58
- Bluejacket, OK R+68
- Bonnieville, KY R+67
- Belfield, ND R+74
- Humboldt, IL R+60
- Cooks Corners, MI R+41
- Cartwright, OK R+66
- Cheshire, OR R+20
- Weir, MS R+26
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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.