Anna, IL is a small town located in the southern part of the state. It has a long history of local politics that date back to its incorporation as a village in 1871. The current mayor of Anna is Bill Smith, and he is supported by a council of seven members. These members work together to build a strong foundation for Anna’s future and make decisions that affect the citizens of this community. They strive to create economic development, public safety, and quality education opportunities while also addressing any issues or concerns that arise from this rural area. The people of Anna are passionate about their local politics and take an active role in shaping the future of their community.
The political climate in Anna, IL is moderately conservative.
Union County, IL is very conservative. In Union County, IL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anna, IL is moderately conservative.
Union 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.
Anna, 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 Anna, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,520 contributions totaling $93,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 792 contributions totaling $182,256 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)