Walton leans Republican by roughly 30 points: about 35% of voters vote Democratic and 65% Republican.
About 74% of adults in Walton typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Walton, ~26% vote Democratic, ~48% Republican, and ~26% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Walton compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Walton leans more Republican than 15 of 65 neighbors.
Walton runs about 41 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Walton is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Walton 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 Walton, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Walton votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Walton runs about 41 points more Republican.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Walton, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Walton looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Walton have completed high school, about 7 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Shaws, IL R+40
- Nachusa, IL R+36
- Dixon, IL R+13
Cities with Similar Populations
- Newstead, KY R+58
- Niagara, ND R+52
- Liggett, KY R+76
- Woodbury, KY R+63
- Perry, OR R+39
- Henderson Grove, IL R+32
- Sycamore, IN R+61
- Whorton, AL R+84
- Gassetts, VT R+9
- Pettibone, ND R+57
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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.