The small town of Gilson, IL is located in the Midwestern United States and is home to a close-knit community. Despite its small size, Gilson has an active political life with people actively engaging in local politics and participating in discussions about issues that affect the community. Local elections are held regularly, giving the citizens a chance to have their voices heard by voting for candidates who they believe will best represent their interests. The Mayor of Gilson is elected by popular vote and serves as the town's leader and representative to other organizations. Candidates from both major political parties campaign hard to win over the support of Gilson’s citizens. Issues such as taxes, education, job creation, public safety, and economic development are all important topics that are debated during local elections. The town also works closely with state government representatives to ensure that local concerns are addressed at the state level. With its vibrant political scene, Gilson provides its citizens with an opportunity to have their voices heard on issues that impact them daily.
The political climate in Gilson, IL is moderately conservative.
Knox County, IL is leaning conservative. In Knox County, IL 46.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Knox county remained moderately Republican, 51.7% to 46.1%.
Knox county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilson, IL is moderately conservative.
Knox County, Illinois is leaning conservative.
Galesburg Metro Area is leaning 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.
Gilson, 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 Gilson, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $577 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $11,290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,026 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)