Keenes, IL is a small town located in the southern part of Illinois. It has a rich history and an active political climate. The local government is led by Mayor George Smith, who has been in office since 2011. He is supported by the city council, which is made up of seven members elected at large from the community. They are responsible for setting policy and making decisions on behalf of the citizens. In addition to the mayor and council, residents also elect representatives to the state legislature. The local politics in Keenes are heavily influenced by issues related to economic development and public safety. There are many initiatives that seek to address these issues through legislation or other measures. Residents of Keenes often come together to make their voices heard when it comes to local politics and have managed to make a lasting impact on their community over the years.
The political climate in Keenes, IL is strongly conservative.
Wayne County, IL is very conservative. In Wayne County, IL 14.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 84.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wayne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 84.4% to 14.0%.
Wayne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Keenes, IL is strongly conservative.
Wayne 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.
Keenes, 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 Keenes, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,274 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $13,580 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $590 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)