Whitefield leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 90% of adults in Whitefield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Whitefield, ~25% vote Democratic, ~65% Republican, and ~10% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Whitefield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Whitefield leans more Republican than 55 of 72 neighbors.
Whitefield runs about 55 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Whitefield is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Whitefield 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 Whitefield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Whitefield votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Whitefield runs about 55 points more Republican. Rural areas with a high white share vote Republican. Non-Hispanic white share in Whitefield is about 95%, well above similar-sized cities (around 79%).
Paved land cover and Republican lean
Places with little paved surface tend to lean Republican; Whitefield, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure. Paved ground does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban and built-up a place is.
Why turnout in Whitefield looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 94% of households in Whitefield own their home, about 15 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Tiskilwa, IL R+42
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- Lacon, IL R+38
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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.