Elvaston, IL is a small rural town in the midwest region of the United States. Despite its small size, politics are an integral part of life in Elvaston. Local elections are held every two years to choose a mayor and city council members, who work together to ensure that the town's needs are met. The residents of Elvaston take great pride in their town and strive to make it a safe and prosperous place to live. They actively participate in local initiatives that focus on improving education, public safety, and economic growth. Additionally, Elvaston’s citizens come together for community events such as the annual Fall Festival or Fourth of July Parade, which reflect the passionate civic pride that citizens feel for their hometown.
The political climate in Elvaston, IL is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, IL is very conservative. In Hancock County, IL 24.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hancock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.4% to 24.6%.
Hancock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elvaston, IL is strongly conservative.
Hancock County, Illinois is very conservative.
Fort Madison-Keokuk 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.
Elvaston, 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 Elvaston, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $2,025 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $4,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)