Augusta, IL is a small town located in the state of Illinois and is home to a diverse population. The town has a long history of engaging in politics at both the local and state levels. Local political candidates regularly visit Augusta to hold meetings with constituents and discuss important issues facing the community. Over the years, candidates have strived to work together to ensure that all voices are heard in decision-making processes, while also ensuring that citizens have access to the best services and resources available in their area. In recent years, a number of initiatives have been taken to address issues such as education reform, economic development, environmental protection, racial justice, and health care access. Augusta’s political climate is an open forum for discussion of these issues and many others, creating an atmosphere where all citizens feel valued and respected.
The political climate in Augusta, IL is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, IL is very conservative. In Hancock County, IL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.6%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Augusta, IL is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, Illinois is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk Metro Area 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.
Augusta, 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 Augusta, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)