Elizabethtown, IL is a small town located in Hardin County. It is known for its rural feel and laid-back atmosphere. The political landscape of Elizabethtown is mostly conservative, with the majority of local politicians advocating for more traditional approaches to social and economic issues. While the town does not have any major local candidates running for office, there are a few well-known smaller campaigns being run by community members. These campaigns focus on issues such as education reform, job creation, and environmental protection. In Elizabethtown, the political environment is one of collaboration and compromise; citizens are encouraged to voice their opinions and engage in civic discourse that focuses on how to make their community better.
The political climate in Elizabethtown, IL is strongly conservative.
Hardin County, IL is very conservative. In Hardin County, IL 20.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 78.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hardin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 78.2% to 20.8%.
Hardin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elizabethtown, IL is strongly conservative.
Hardin 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.
Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $790 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)