Enfield, IL is a small but vibrant town located in central Illinois. The town is governed by a mayor and five council members who are elected by the citizens of Enfield. These local officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the day-to-day life of the community, such as approving zoning and creating local ordinances. The town also sends two representatives to serve in the State Legislature, which focuses on statewide legislation that impacts the whole state. Additionally, there is an active political scene in Enfield with many local candidates running for office each election cycle. Political parties across the spectrum register their candidates and campaign vigorously to earn votes from Enfield's citizens. All these activities come together to provide a rich political atmosphere for all residents of Enfield to enjoy.
The political climate in Enfield, IL is very conservative.
White County, IL is very conservative. In White County, IL 20.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, White county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.9% to 20.4%.
White county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Enfield, IL is very conservative.
White 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.
Enfield, 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 Enfield, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $413 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)