Woodland Addition leans heavily Republican by roughly 34 points: about 33% of voters vote Democratic and 67% Republican.
About 75% of adults in Woodland Addition typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Woodland Addition, ~25% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~25% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Woodland Addition compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Woodland Addition leans more Republican than 28 of 69 neighbors.
Woodland Addition runs about 45 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Woodland Addition is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Woodland Addition. The southwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+40) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+24), a spread of about 16 points.
Why Woodland Addition 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 Woodland Addition, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 89% of residents in Woodland Addition drive to work alone, about 15 points above the U.S. average of 74%. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 75% of households in Woodland Addition are family households, above 76% of cities. Woodland Addition runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion, uninsured rate, and voter turnout
Places that combine high-school-completion-heavy adults and a low uninsured rate tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Woodland Addition, IL does.
Why turnout in Woodland Addition looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 97% of adults in Woodland Addition have completed high school, about 5 points above the Illinois average of 92%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Grand Ridge, IL R+42
- Ottawa, IL R+11
- Naplate, IL R+26
- Marseilles, IL R+26
- Kangley, IL R+35
- Leonore, IL R+44
- Kernan, IL R+41
- North Utica, IL R+25
- Utica, IL R+29
Cities with Similar Populations
- Optimus, AR R+66
- Dry Forks, AL D+4
- Praha, TX R+66
- Brazilton, KS R+63
- Stewart, KY R+60
- Claiborne, MD R+13
- McCutcheon, MS D+9
- Kent, PA R+56
- Silverwood, LA R+85
- McMichaels, PA R+13
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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.