Wine Hill is a Republican stronghold. About 19% of voters here vote Democratic and 81% Republican.
About 97% of adults in Wine Hill typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wine Hill, ~19% vote Democratic, ~78% Republican, and ~3% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wine Hill compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wine Hill leans more Republican than 56 of 78 neighbors.
Wine Hill runs about 72 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Wine Hill is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wine Hill 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 Wine Hill, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Wine Hill votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Wine Hill runs about 72 points more Republican. Car-dependent areas vote Republican, and about 87% of residents in Wine Hill drive to work alone, above 86% of cities. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 82% of households in Wine Hill are family households, above 93% of cities.
Population density and Republican lean
Places with low population density tend to lean Republican; Wine Hill, IL sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wine Hill looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. More than 99% of households in Wine Hill own their home, about 20 points above the Illinois average of 80%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 96% of adults in Wine Hill have completed high school, above 80% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Welge, IL R+52
- Shiloh Hill, IL R+60
- Steeleville, IL R+50
- Willisville, IL R+52
- Percy, IL R+50
- Rockwood, IL R+59
- Campbell Hill, IL R+60
- Chester, IL R+38
- Cutler, IL R+50
Cities with Similar Populations
- Zoar, IN R+57
- Dogtown, TN R+69
- Zenia, CA R+21
- Westport, OR R+29
- Gardner, MI R+47
- Garfield Center, KS R+66
- North Pitcher, NY R+49
- Osceola, MI R+23
- Page Springs, AZ R+12
- Padgett, TX R+83
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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.