Cambria, IL is a small rural town in the state of Illinois. Despite its size, it has an active and engaged political landscape. There are a variety of local organizations that are active in the political process including the city council, chamber of commerce, school board, and various volunteer groups. These entities work together to shape public policy and improve the quality of life for residents. Local elections for public office occur every two years and bring a diverse array of candidates who represent different interests in the community. The election process is an important part of civic engagement in Cambria, IL as it allows residents to have a direct say in who will be representing them at the local level.
The political climate in Cambria, IL is strongly conservative.
Williamson County, IL is very conservative. In Williamson County, IL 30.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Williamson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.6% to 30.3%.
Williamson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambria, IL is strongly conservative.
Williamson County, Illinois is very conservative.
Carbondale-Marion 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.
Cambria, 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 Cambria, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 512 contributions totaling $54,694 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $27,295 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $297 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)