Biggsville, IL is a small town located in Central Illinois, with a population of approximately 3,000 people. The local government in Biggsville is run by the Mayor and seven elected City Council members, who are responsible for making important decisions that affect the day-to-day life of its citizens. Residents have an opportunity to shape local politics by voting for their preferred candidates during each election cycle. Community members are encouraged to be actively involved in local politics; attending meetings, joining committees, and staying informed on current issues is a great way to participate. Biggsville also provides educational resources for citizens to learn more about how the government functions and how they can get involved.
The political climate in Biggsville, IL is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, IL is very conservative. In Henderson County, IL 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henderson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.5%.
Henderson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Biggsville, IL is strongly conservative.
Henderson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Burlington 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.
Biggsville, Illinois: d d D D 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 Biggsville, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $5,060 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,687 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)