Wetaug leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Wetaug typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wetaug, ~20% vote Democratic, ~52% Republican, and ~28% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wetaug compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wetaug leans more Republican than 18 of 77 neighbors.
Wetaug runs about 55 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Wetaug is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wetaug. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+53) and the east side is the least Republican-leaning (R+39), a spread of about 14 points.
Why Wetaug 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 Wetaug, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with low college attainment vote Republican. About 10% of adults in Wetaug hold a bachelor's degree, about 17 points below the Illinois average of 27%. Wetaug runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wetaug, IL sits below the national average on this measure.
Why turnout in Wetaug looks the way it does
Turnout in Wetaug sits close to the national pattern. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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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.