Wilton Center leans heavily Republican by roughly 50 points: about 25% of voters vote Democratic and 75% Republican.
About 71% of adults in Wilton Center typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wilton Center, ~18% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~29% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wilton Center compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wilton Center leans more Republican than 101 of 105 neighbors.
Wilton Center runs about 60 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Wilton Center is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wilton Center 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 Wilton Center, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 92% of residents in Wilton Center drive to work alone, about 18 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 90% of households in Wilton Center are family households, in the top fraction of cities. Wilton Center runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
Preventive-care access and voter turnout
Places with strong routine preventive-care access tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wilton Center, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure. Dental visits do not drive turnout; the rate reflects income, insurance, and healthcare access, which line up with who votes.
Why turnout in Wilton Center looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Wilton Center is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 99% of households in Wilton Center own their home, about 24 points above the U.S. average of 75%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Wilton Center have completed high school, above 93% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Symerton, IL R+47
- Manhattan, IL R+30
- Peotone, IL R+35
- Flickerville, IL R+43
- Manteno, IL R+31
- Elwood, IL R+30
- Wilmington, IL R+32
- Ritchie, IL R+48
- Monee, IL R+2
Cities with Similar Populations
- Brooke, VA R+8
- Heislerville, NJ R+42
- Dubois, GA R+47
- Mission, MN R+32
- Marysvale, UT R+76
- Niagara, PA R+41
- Sugar City, CO R+50
- Mount Zion, KY R+65
- DeBorgia, MT R+60
- Nebish, MN R+38
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.