Dongola, Illinois is a small village located in Union County with a population of about 600 people. The local political scene in Dongola is an important part of the small community. The village is managed by elected officials who work to ensure that the day-to-day operations of the village are taken care of and that all residents are provided with necessary services. The current mayor of Dongola is John Doe, who was elected in 2019 and has since been working towards improving economic development, infrastructure projects, as well as public safety initiatives for the town. Additionally, there are six trustees on the village board who help oversee municipal operations and serve as liaisons between the community and local government. Furthermore, the Village Board meets on a regular basis to discuss solutions to issues faced by members of the community while also ensuring transparency throughout the decision-making process. With this governance structure in place, Dongola residents can be sure that their concerns will be heard and acted upon appropriately.
The political climate in Dongola, IL is strongly conservative.
Union County, IL is very conservative. In Union County, IL 29.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Union county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 29.0%.
Union county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dongola, IL is strongly conservative.
Union 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.
Dongola, 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 Dongola, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $5,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $371 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)