Delavan, IL is a small town in the western part of the state and is home to a diverse population. The local politics in Delavan are focused on preserving the town's culture and history while developing it to be a thriving community for current and future generations. The local government is actively involved in promoting projects that support economic growth and educational initiatives for its citizens. Delavan also has many active volunteer organizations such as The Delavan Lions Club, which offers services to families in need, and The Delavan Historical Society, which preserves the town’s heritage. There are several political candidates running for office in the area, each of whom have their own platform on how to best serve their constituents and build a strong community.
The political climate in Delavan, IL is moderately conservative.
Tazewell County, IL is strongly conservative. In Tazewell County, IL 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Tazewell county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.4% to 35.8%.
Tazewell county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Delavan, IL is moderately conservative.
Tazewell County, Illinois is strongly conservative.
Peoria Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Delavan, 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 Delavan, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $3,244 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)