Henry, IL County is a highly politically active area due to its history of local political involvement. The county has seen a strong presence from the Republican and Democratic parties in county-level elections, with both sides being competitive in vying for seats on the Board of Commissioners. In addition to the major party candidates, third-party candidates also make their presence known at the local level in Henry. The area is proud of its ability to have meaningful debates over local issues as a result of the aforementioned candidate diversity. Local residents take pride in their involvement in the political process as well as their ability to have an impact on decisions that affect their day-to-day lives.
The political climate in Henry County, IL is moderately conservative.
In Henry County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Henry county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Henry County, IL is moderately conservative.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Henry, Illinois: d r d d 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Henry County, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 758 contributions totaling $56,740 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 602 contributions totaling $130,137 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)