Chrisman, IL is a small rural town located in Edgar County. It is home to around 500 residents who have an active involvement in the local government and political landscape. The town has a mayor and six trustees that make up the board of Chrisman City Council. They are responsible for making decisions regarding the budget, infrastructure, services, and laws of the city. Residents are also involved in elections by voting for candidates that represent their interests in positions such as State Representative and United States Senator. The town has access to many resources including community organizations, advocacy groups, and media outlets that help keep citizens informed about local politics and other current events. With these tools, residents can stay up-to-date with what is happening in the city so they can make informed decisions when it comes to their own political views and voices.
The political climate in Chrisman, 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
Chrisman, 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.
Chrisman, 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 Chrisman, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,687 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $169 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)