The politics of Clifton, IL are largely influenced by local government initiatives and community engagement. The City Council, Mayor and several committees regularly meet to discuss the best ways to serve the community. In addition to the local government, regular town hall meetings are held for citizens to voice their concerns and ideas about how the city should be operated. The mayor and council members work towards solving issues facing residents such as creating job opportunities, educating citizens on important matters, maintaining public safety and addressing environmental issues. Local businesses often contribute to these efforts as well, helping create a thriving economy that benefits everyone in the city. With a strong commitment to civic responsibility, Clifton is making sure all its citizens have access to equal rights and opportunities.
The political climate in Clifton, 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
Clifton, 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.
Clifton, 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 Clifton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $162 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $871 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)