Carbon Hill, IL is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It has a rich political history that dates back to its incorporation as a city in 1892. In recent years, Carbon Hill has seen some changes in its local politics, with many people becoming involved with their local government. The town is governed by an elected mayor and six aldermen who serve four-year terms, and all local matters are voted on at City Council meetings. Recently, there have been several initiatives proposed to improve the quality of life for residents of Carbon Hill, such as increasing public safety initiatives and supporting economic development. The mayor and the City Council work hard to ensure that the citizens’ voices are heard and that their views are represented when making decisions about the future of Carbon Hill.
The political climate in Carbon Hill, IL is strongly conservative.
Grundy County, IL is strongly conservative. In Grundy County, IL 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grundy county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.0%.
Grundy county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carbon Hill, IL is strongly conservative.
Grundy County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Metro Area is very liberal.
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.
Carbon Hill, 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 Carbon Hill, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42 contributions totaling $1,266 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $6,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)