Wolf Lake is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 93% of adults in Wolf Lake typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wolf Lake, ~21% vote Democratic, ~72% Republican, and ~7% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wolf Lake compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wolf Lake leans more Republican than 38 of 75 neighbors.
Wolf Lake runs about 65 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Wolf Lake is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Wolf Lake 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 Wolf Lake, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Rural areas vote Republican. About 4% of residents in Wolf Lake live in densely developed areas, about 28 points below the Illinois average of 33%. Wolf Lake 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; Wolf Lake, IL sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wolf Lake looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Wolf Lake have completed high school, about 5 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Homeowners vote more often than renters, and about 90% of households in Wolf Lake own their home, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 75%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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Cities with Similar Populations
- Mine La Motte, MO R+71
- Wilno, MN R+48
- Moscow, MS Even
- Czechville, WI R+34
- South Conway, NH Even
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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.