Located in DeWitt County, Illinois, the city of Clinton is a vibrant and diverse community that takes pride in its local politics. From state representatives to town mayors, the diverse population of Clinton ensures that their voices are heard on all levels of government. The current mayor of the town is Shawn Stutzman, who was elected in 2019. He is a vocal advocate for the town and works hard to ensure that all citizens have access to the resources they need. At the state level, Carol Ammons currently represents District 103 which covers Clinton and many neighboring cities. Ammons has been actively involved with encouraging economic growth and development throughout central Illinois and has been an advocate for education reform in the area as well. Other important political figures include State Senator Scott Bennett and State Representative Dan Caulkins who both represent Clinton in their respective chambers at the capital. All of these figures work together to help ensure that Clinton continues to remain a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
The political climate in Clinton, IL is moderately conservative.
De Witt County, IL is very conservative. In De Witt County, IL 27.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, De Witt county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.1% to 27.3%.
De Witt county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clinton, IL is moderately conservative.
De Witt County, Illinois is very conservative.
Bloomington Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clinton, 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 Clinton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 226 contributions totaling $9,416 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 176 contributions totaling $23,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)