Arcola, IL is a small rural village located in the midwestern United States. It has an active local government that is focused on creating a safe and prosperous community for its citizens. The village is home to a variety of local businesses with strong ties to the agricultural industry and its surrounding areas. Local politics are largely focused on maintaining the safety of the community, supporting economic development, and improving public services such as education, transportation, health care, and infrastructure. Local elections are held every four years with candidates from both major parties as well as independent candidates running for office. Voter turnout is usually high in Arcola due to the importance of these elections on the future of their community.
The political climate in Arcola, IL is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, IL is very conservative. In Douglas County, IL 26.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.1% to 26.7%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arcola, IL is moderately conservative.
Douglas County, Illinois is very conservative.
Illinois is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Arcola, Illinois: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Arcola, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)