Effingham, IL is a city located in the eastern part of the state. It has a reputation for being a friendly and hospitable place to live and work. Politically, Effingham has a mix of Republican and Democratic representation within its elected officials. The City Council is made up of five members who are elected at-large, and serve four-year terms. Currently there are four Democrats and one Republican serving on the Council. On the State level, Effingham is represented by two Democrats in both the House and Senate, with another Republican representing the area in Congress. At all levels of government, residents can be sure that their voices will be heard loud and clear in local politics.
The political climate in Effingham, IL is moderately conservative.
Effingham County, IL is very conservative. In Effingham County, IL 19.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Effingham county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.6% to 19.5%.
Effingham county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Effingham, IL is moderately conservative.
Effingham County, Illinois is very conservative.
Effingham Metro Area 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.
Effingham, 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 Effingham, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 943 contributions totaling $59,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,023 contributions totaling $621,007 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $607 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)