Bushnell, IL is a small town in western Illinois that has a rich political history. While the local government of Bushnell does not have any current political candidates, in recent years the citizens have been active in their voting and activism. The town is known for having strong conservative values and often votes for Republican candidates in national elections. However, there are also liberal voices in the town that are pushing for change to ensure that the needs of all citizens are represented. There have been several initiatives put forth by the town to help increase civic engagement, such as voter registration drives and public forums to discuss important issues facing the community. With a diverse population and active citizens, politics in Bushnell is an ever-evolving landscape with different points of view being expressed on every topic imaginable.
The political climate in Bushnell, IL is somewhat conservative.
McDonough County, IL is moderately conservative. In McDonough County, IL 40.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McDonough county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 40.5%.
McDonough county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bushnell, IL is somewhat conservative.
McDonough County, Illinois is moderately conservative.
Macomb Metro Area is moderately 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.
Bushnell, Illinois: r r d 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 Bushnell, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $10,116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $422 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)