Monmouth, IL is a small town located in Warren County with an estimated population of just over 9,000 people. The local political landscape in Monmouth revolves around the city council and mayor, who are all elected to four year terms. Recent mayors have included Tom Merritt and Robert E. Conley. The current mayor is Patrick Harlowe, who was elected in 2019. The city council consists of seven members who each represent their respective wards within the city limits. The council meets regularly to decide on issues such as budgeting, infrastructure improvement projects, public health initiatives, and other matters related to the well-being of the citizens of Monmouth. The government also works closely with various civic organizations in order to address community concerns and ensure that the town remains a safe and vibrant place for all residents to live and work.
The political climate in Monmouth, IL is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, IL is moderately conservative. In Warren County, IL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Warren county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 39.0%.
Warren county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monmouth, IL is somewhat conservative.
Warren County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Monmouth, Illinois: r 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 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 Monmouth, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 129 contributions totaling $11,363 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $6,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)