Wenona, IL is a small town located in Northern Illinois. When it comes to politics, the community is quite divided. The election of local political candidates reflects the diverse opinions and beliefs held by the people of Wenona. With no clear dominant majority on either side, many candidates from both parties are able to compete for elected positions. Overall, there is a healthy balance between Democrat and Republican politicians in Wenona which allows citizens to choose their preferred candidate without feeling limited or pressured into a certain political opinion.
The political climate in Wenona, IL is moderately conservative.
Marshall County, IL is very conservative. In Marshall County, IL 31.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.1% to 31.6%.
Marshall county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wenona, IL is moderately conservative.
Marshall 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.
Wenona, 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 Wenona, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $621 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $4,995 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)