Wacker leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 68% of adults in Wacker typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wacker, ~22% vote Democratic, ~46% Republican, and ~32% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wacker compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wacker leans more Republican than 13 of 54 neighbors.
Wacker runs about 45 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Wacker is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wacker 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 Wacker, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with a high white share and below-average college attainment vote Republican. In Wacker, about 96% of residents are non-Hispanic white, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 72%; about 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, about 14 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Wacker runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Walkability and Republican lean
Places with a low walkability score tend to lean Republican; Wacker, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Wacker looks the way it does
Turnout in Wacker 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
- Center Hill, IL R+34
- Daggett, IL R+37
- Thomson, IL R+38
- Savanna, IL R+25
- Mount Carroll, IL R+32
- Hauntown, IA R+47
- Sabula, IA R+44
- Fair Haven, IL R+37
- Teeds Grove, IA R+47
- Palsgrove, IL R+41
Cities with Similar Populations
- Roxana, KY R+67
- Stone, MT R+48
- Alfred, ND R+60
- Alloy, WV R+51
- Fowlerville, NY R+31
- Fox Creek, CO R+8
- Friendly Corners, AZ R+43
- Mineral Hill, NM D+31
- Dalcour, LA R+10
- West Hampton Dunes, NY Even
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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.