Elizabeth, IL is a small town located in northern Illinois with a population of just over 1,000 people. It has a long history of being politically active and involved in local issues, with many residents actively engaging in political debate. In recent years, the town's political landscape has shifted slightly towards more progressive and liberal views. The town's mayor is currently an independent candidate who was elected four years ago on a platform of community engagement and development. Several candidates have run for local office in the past few election cycles, including several Democrats and Republicans vying for the role of mayor as well as city council seats. The residents of Elizabeth take their political involvement very seriously and are always eager to discuss current events and policies that affect their daily lives.
The political climate in Elizabeth, IL is somewhat conservative.
Jo Daviess County, IL is moderately conservative. In Jo Daviess County, IL 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jo Daviess county remained very strongly Republican, 57.2% to 40.8%.
Jo Daviess county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elizabeth, IL is somewhat conservative.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois is moderately 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.
Elizabeth, Illinois: r r D d 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 Elizabeth, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,106 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)