Ava, IL is a small town with a population of about 1000 people. It has an active and vibrant community that is engaged in local politics. The City Council holds regular meetings each month to discuss important issues related to the town, such as zoning, infrastructure, public safety, and economic development. Local elections are held every four years for mayor and city council members. Residents actively participate in the electoral process by voting for candidates they feel best represent their interests and values. The city also encourages civic engagement through events such as block parties, parades, festivals, workshops, and more. This provides an opportunity for residents to come together and discuss common issues related to Ava’s future.
The political climate in Ava, IL is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, IL is leaning liberal. In Jackson County, IL 49.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.2% to 47.9%.
Jackson county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ava, IL is somewhat conservative.
Jackson County, Illinois is leaning liberal.
Carbondale-Marion 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.
Ava, 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 Ava, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 157 contributions totaling $4,296 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $12,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $784 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)