Bay View Gardens, IL is a small town located in central Illinois. It has a population of around 5,000 people and is known for its close-knit community. Politically, the town is split between Republican and Democrat voters. In local municipal elections, candidates from both parties compete for votes from the citizens of Bay View Gardens. The past few years have seen a shift toward more progressive policies being implemented, such as an increased focus on renewable energy sources and greater access to healthcare services. As the population grows and changes, so too does the political landscape in Bay View Gardens. Residents can expect to see new faces running for office in upcoming elections, as well as continued debates about important local issues such as taxes and infrastructure improvements.
The political climate in Bay View Gardens, IL is strongly conservative.
Woodford County, IL is very conservative. In Woodford County, IL 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.6%.
Woodford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bay View Gardens, IL is strongly conservative.
Woodford County, Illinois is very conservative.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Bay View Gardens, 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 Bay View Gardens, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 375 contributions totaling $18,245 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 270 contributions totaling $50,760 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)