Gilman, IL is a small town in Central Illinois with a population of about 5,000 people. It is an agricultural and industrial community, which has been part of the local economy for many years. The political environment in Gilman is quite lively with several candidates from both the Republican and Democratic parties seeking office at the local level. In recent years, we have seen candidates running for mayor, city council positions as well as various county-level positions including sheriff and county commissioner. Each candidate brings their own unique views and ideas to the table, making it important that voters take time to learn more about them before casting their ballots on Election Day. In addition to local candidates, national issues often come into play as well when it comes to politics in Gilman. All these elements come together to create a vibrant and dynamic political climate that all citizens should be aware of and involved with in order to ensure the best outcomes for everyone in the community.
The political climate in Gilman, IL is strongly conservative.
Iroquois County, IL is very conservative. In Iroquois County, IL 20.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 77.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iroquois county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 77.5% to 20.7%.
Iroquois county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilman, IL is strongly conservative.
Iroquois 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.
Gilman, 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 Gilman, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,704 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $520 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)