Andalusia, Illinois is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. While it may be small in size, its politics are just as big and vibrant as any other city. The current Mayor is Donna Boles, who was elected to the position in 2017 and has been serving ever since. She is committed to creating an environment that will bring positive growth to Andalusia while also preserving its rural character. Additionally, local politics also include aldermen, city commissioners, and other decision makers who are responsible for governing the town. These leaders are dedicated to improving their constituents’ lives by providing essential services such as police protection, public transportation, parks and recreation programs, and building infrastructure that will benefit businesses and residents alike. With an active political scene focused on making Andalusia a better place to live and work, it is clear that the future looks bright for this small but mighty town.
The political climate in Andalusia, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Andalusia, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Andalusia, Illinois: D D D D d D
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 Andalusia, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 357 contributions totaling $41,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 201 contributions totaling $153,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $762 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)