Bishop Hill, IL is a charming small village located in Henry County Illinois. It has a rich history, especially in its roots as a religious community founded by Swedish immigrants in the 1840s. Although it is not known for having a bustling political scene, Bishop Hill still serves as an important part of the local community and it participates in Illinois state politics. Recently, the area has seen increased interest from state politicians who are looking to promote their various initiatives at the local level through events and town hall meetings. These events draw attention to the issues that are important to residents of Bishop Hill, such as economic development and improvements in public services. As such, these events serve as an important platform for connecting local people with their representatives and furthering the conversation around relevant topics.
The political climate in Bishop Hill, IL is strongly conservative.
Henry County, IL is moderately conservative. In Henry County, IL 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Henry county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.5% to 38.1%.
Henry county voted Republican in 2020, 2016 and 2004, and Democratic in 2012, 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bishop Hill, IL is strongly conservative.
Henry County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Bishop Hill, Illinois: d r 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 Bishop Hill, 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 5 contributions totaling $429 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)