Hennepin, IL is a small town of just over 1600 people located in Putnam County. Even though the population of Hennepin is small, politics still play an important role in determining how the town operates. The local political candidates are chosen each election cycle to serve as representatives and help ensure that the town’s needs are met. Residents of Hennepin take their voting rights seriously and go to the polls to elect officials who will stand up for their interests. Each candidate must have a clear vision for how best to serve the community and must address issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and more. By electing representatives who understand the needs of their constituents, Hennepin can continue to thrive as a vibrant and strong community with a bright future.
The political climate in Hennepin, IL is moderately conservative.
Putnam County, IL is moderately conservative. In Putnam County, IL 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Putnam county remained very strongly Republican, 58.7% to 39.4%.
Putnam county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hennepin, IL is moderately conservative.
Putnam 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.
Hennepin, Illinois: d d 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 Hennepin, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $10 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $9,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,860 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)