Wyanet leans heavily Republican by roughly 32 points: about 34% of voters vote Democratic and 66% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Wyanet typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Wyanet, ~26% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Wyanet compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Wyanet leans more Republican than 20 of 61 neighbors.
Wyanet runs about 43 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Wyanet is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Wyanet. The north side is the most Republican-leaning (R+46) and the southeast side is the least Republican-leaning (R+18), a spread of about 28 points.
Why Wyanet 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 Wyanet, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Wyanet drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%. Wyanet runs against the grain of Illinois, a Republican-leaning pocket in a Democratic-leaning state.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Wyanet, IL sits in the top quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Wyanet looks the way it does
Areas with high high-school completion turn out at higher rates. About 96% of adults in Wyanet have completed high school, about 6 points above the U.S. average of 90%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
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- Princeton, IL R+22
- Tiskilwa, IL R+42
- Bureau, IL R+42
- Buda, IL R+45
- Manlius, IL R+48
- Sheffield, IL R+34
- Dover, IL R+45
- Malden, IL R+43
- Bureau Junction, IL R+26
- Kasbeer, IL R+45
Cities with Similar Populations
- Modena, NY R+11
- Valleyford, WA R+32
- Mayfield, MI R+26
- Waddington, NY R+26
- Tamaroa, IL R+56
- Kinsman, OH R+50
- Minnesota City, MN R+21
- Williston Highlands, FL R+64
- McMechen, WV R+44
- Fort Polk North, LA R+37
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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.