El Paso, IL is a small town located in central Illinois. As with any municipality, it has its own government and elected officials that make decisions for the good of the community. The mayor of El Paso is Phil Pembleton, who was elected in 2016 and will be up for re-election in 2021. The Town Council consists of six members who are responsible for setting the budget, approving local ordinances, and providing oversight on various municipal issues. In addition to Mayor Pembleton, the other current members of the Town Council are Bob Atkins, Chris Bynum, Dave Capps, Ken Hensley and Jan Johnson.
The Town Council meets every month to discuss important issues facing El Paso. They consider issues such as public safety initiatives, infrastructure improvements and economic development plans. Additionally they review budget proposals from various departments within the town government to ensure funds are allocated appropriately. Ultimately their goal is to help El Paso become a better place to live by providing quality services and an improved quality of life for its citizens.
The political climate in El Paso, IL is strongly conservative.
Woodford County, IL is very conservative. In Woodford County, IL 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Woodford county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.8% to 28.6%.
Woodford county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
El Paso, IL is strongly conservative.
Woodford County, Illinois is very 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.
El Paso, 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 El Paso, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 330 contributions totaling $4,827 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 156 contributions totaling $30,753 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)