Ashkum, IL is a small town located in Iroquois County. It does not have a large population, but the political landscape of the area is still very important to its citizens. Local elections are held every two years and they usually feature several candidates running for office. Those running for office often come from local businesses or organizations, and their campaigns focus on issues that are most important to those living in the area. The most recent election featured a debate between two candidates who both wanted to focus on improving the economic development of Ashkum by creating new jobs and providing better opportunities for their residents. While the results of the election are still being finalized, it is clear that Ashkum's local politics are an integral part of the community.
The political climate in Ashkum, IL is very conservative.
Iroquois County, IL is very conservative. In Iroquois County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iroquois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Iroquois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashkum, IL is very conservative.
Iroquois 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.
Ashkum, 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 Ashkum, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $510 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)