Farmington, IL is a small town located in central Illinois that is home to a tight-knit community. The residents of Farmington take pride in their hometown and are highly involved in the local politics. Town meetings are regularly attended by citizens eager to have their voice heard and Town Board members are always willing to listen. Although Farmington is not a large city, its political influence is seen across the state of Illinois with initiatives that focus on advancing education, increasing green space, and improving public safety. Citizens work together to ensure that everyone’s voice can be heard when it comes to deciding what changes will impact the town positively. With strong leadership from the Mayor and City Council, Farmington has become an example of how a small town can have an impact on larger issues in the state.
The political climate in Farmington, IL is somewhat conservative.
Fulton County, IL is moderately conservative. In Fulton County, IL 38.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fulton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.0% to 38.9%.
Fulton county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Farmington, IL is somewhat conservative.
Fulton 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.
Farmington, Illinois: D d 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 Farmington, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 51 contributions totaling $6,390 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $15,711 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)