Buckley, IL is a small village in the state of Illinois with a population of around 900 people. The local politics here are dominated by the Republican party which has been in power since the late 1800s. Most of the village's elected officials are members of the same party and hold conservative views on most issues. While Buckley does not have any local political candidates, they do have an active and engaged village board that is responsible for making decisions about taxes, zoning laws, public services, and other important matters. Residents often attend meetings to express their opinion or engage in dialogue with elected representatives about issues that affect them. The community also regularly participates in local elections to ensure their voices are heard and that their interests are represented at both the municipal and state levels.
The political climate in Buckley, IL is strongly conservative.
Iroquois County, IL is very conservative. In Iroquois County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iroquois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Iroquois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Buckley, IL is strongly conservative.
Iroquois 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.
Buckley, 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 Buckley, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $135 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)