Yorktown leans heavily Republican by roughly 46 points: about 27% of voters vote Democratic and 73% Republican.
About 83% of adults in Yorktown typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Yorktown, ~22% vote Democratic, ~61% Republican, and ~17% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Yorktown compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Yorktown leans more Republican than 43 of 49 neighbors.
Yorktown runs about 57 points more Republican than Illinois as a whole. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Yorktown is one of the few Republican-leaning pockets.
Why Yorktown 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 Yorktown, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Yorktown votes against the grain of Illinois. Illinois leans Democratic overall, while Yorktown runs about 57 points more Republican. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 80% of households in Yorktown are family households, above 90% of cities.
Never-married share, developed land, and voter turnout
Places that combine a low never-married share and a rural land-use pattern tend to turn out at a higher rate, as Yorktown, IL does.
Why turnout in Yorktown looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 93% of households in Yorktown own their home, about 13 points above the Illinois average of 80%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Hooppole, IL R+45
- Tampico, IL R+42
- Thomas, IL R+47
- Prophetstown, IL R+34
- New Bedford, IL R+46
- Portland, IL R+37
- Deer Grove, IL R+40
- Spring Hill, IL R+41
- Lyndon, IL R+46
- Annawan, IL R+37
Cities with Similar Populations
- Troy, WV R+66
- Gate, OK R+86
- Wandcrest Park, CO R+20
- Twinlow, ID R+55
- Sunset Heights, GA R+58
- Wisner, MI R+46
- Holland Gin, AL R+73
- Roberts, IN R+55
- Hometown, PA R+38
- Logansport, IA R+40
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.