The small town of Emden, IL is a quiet community with a population of approximately 800 people. Despite its size, politics are still an important part of life in Emden. The mayor and city council members take great care to ensure that the needs and wants of the residents are met. Local elections often attract residents who are passionate about taking care of their community and making sure it continues to be a safe and prosperous place to live. The townspeople also take part in county, state, and national elections to make sure that their voices are heard in the larger governmental processes. With such a strong commitment to civic responsibility, it’s no surprise that Emden is one of the most beautiful towns in Illinois.
The political climate in Emden, IL is strongly conservative.
Logan County, IL is very conservative. In Logan County, IL 28.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Logan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.6% to 28.8%.
Logan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Emden, IL is strongly conservative.
Logan County, Illinois is very conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Emden, 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 Emden, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)