Brocton, IL is an area in the state of Illinois that has a long history of political engagement and involvement. Over the years, the town has seen its fair share of local politicians elected to office. In recent years, there have been numerous campaigns for mayoral, city council, and other positions within the city government. Issues like public safety, economic development, and environmental protection are all topics regularly discussed during these campaigns. In addition to traditional campaigning methods like door-to-door canvassing and debates between candidates, Brocton also utilizes social media platforms to reach out to potential voters and keep them informed about different policies and initiatives proposed by candidates. As a result of this strong sense of civic engagement and involvement in politics, Brocton is an area that takes political matters very seriously.
The political climate in Brocton, IL is strongly conservative.
Edgar County, IL is very conservative. In Edgar County, IL 23.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Edgar county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.4% to 23.0%.
Edgar county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brocton, IL is strongly conservative.
Edgar County, Illinois 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.
Brocton, 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 Brocton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $1,290 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $855 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)