Wartrace leans slightly Democratic by roughly 12 points: about 56% of voters vote Democratic and 44% Republican.
About 61% of adults in Wartrace typically vote, near the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wartrace, ~34% vote Democratic, ~27% Republican, and ~39% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wartrace compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wartrace is the most Democratic-leaning.
Politically, Wartrace sits close to the rest of Illinois.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wartrace. The southeast side runs the most Democratic (D+16) and the southwest side runs the most Republican (R+57), a spread of about 73 points.
Why Wartrace 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 Wartrace, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Density combined with diversity predicts Democratic voting. Non-Hispanic white share in Wartrace is about 45%, about 28 points below the U.S. average of 72%. A high never-married share predicts Democratic voting, and about 74% of adults in Wartrace have never been married, in the top fraction of cities.
Cancer-screening access and voter turnout
Places with low colon-cancer-screening access tend to turn out at a lower rate; Wartrace, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure. Cancer screening does not drive turnout; it reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access.
Why turnout in Wartrace looks the way it does
Areas with limited routine healthcare access turn out at lower rates. Wartrace is in the bottom quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 17%, about 45 points below the Illinois average of 63%. High food insecurity lines up with lower turnout, and about 71% of adults in Wartrace report food insecurity, in the top fraction of cities. Low high-school completion lines up with lower turnout, and about 59% of adults in Wartrace have completed high school, in the bottom fraction of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grantsburg, IL R+47
- Simpson, IL R+54
- Reevesville, IL R+60
- Vienna, IL R+53
- Robbs, IL R+57
- Glendale, IL R+58
- New Columbia, IL R+68
- Tunnel Hill, IL R+56
Cities with Similar Populations
- Tivoli, NY D+28
- New Llano, LA R+14
- Union, OR R+52
- Queen City, TX R+59
- Ethel, LA R+14
- Mount Enterprise, TX R+58
- Kersey, CO R+54
- Darrington, WA R+26
- Doucette, TX R+58
- Logan, WV R+54
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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.