Bluford, IL is a small town with a friendly and welcoming community. The residents take pride in their local government and have elected officials who are dedicated to making the town a better place to live. The political climate in Bluford is generally conservative, with strong support for traditional values and fiscal responsibility. The current mayor is well-liked by most of the citizens and has taken steps to improve the infrastructure of the city, including improvements on roads and bridges. Additionally, he has worked hard to make sure that all voices are heard in local politics. Despite occasional disagreements between citizens, all share a common goal of continuing to make Bluford a great place to call home.
The political climate in Bluford, IL is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, IL is very conservative. In Jefferson County, IL 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.4%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bluford, IL is strongly conservative.
Jefferson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Mount Vernon Metro Area is very 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.
Bluford, 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 Bluford, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $45 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)