Ashton, IL is a small town located in the heart of northern Illinois. Although the population of Ashton is not large, the politics of the town are an important part of life for its residents. The town’s mayor is currently David Anderson, who has held this position for many years and is well-respected throughout the community. There are also several other local political representatives in office, such as aldermen and state assembly members, who all serve to ensure that the citizens of Ashton have their voices heard at all levels of government. Additionally, there are often spirited debates between candidates during political elections, which further contribute to the lively political atmosphere in Ashton.
The political climate in Ashton, IL is moderately conservative.
Lee County, IL is moderately conservative. In Lee County, IL 39.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lee county remained very strongly Republican, 58.6% to 39.0%.
Lee county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashton, IL is moderately conservative.
Lee County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Dixon Metro Area is moderately 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.
Ashton, 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 Ashton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $140 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $541 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)