Bardolph, IL is a small town located in the heart of Illinois. Though it is small, Bardolph has an active political scene, with citizens regularly participating in elections and voting for their local representatives. Every two years a new mayor is elected, as well as four council members to represent each ward of the town. In addition to these elections, Bardolph also votes on local referendums that range from funding public works projects to tax increases. The town prides itself on its transparency and includes its citizens in every step of the decision making process.
The political climate in Bardolph, IL is moderately conservative.
McDonough County, IL is moderately conservative. In McDonough County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDonough county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
McDonough county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bardolph, IL is moderately conservative.
McDonough County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Macomb 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.
Bardolph, Illinois: r r d 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 Bardolph, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,014 contributions totaling $157,772 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 506 contributions totaling $56,052 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)