The small village of Grafton, Illinois is home to a diverse population with a deep sense of community. The town’s government is made up of an elected mayor and five trustees who help to make decisions that are beneficial for all residents. The local political candidates are chosen by the citizens of Grafton through a democratic process. They focus on issues that affect the entire community, such as infrastructure improvements, public safety initiatives, and economic development in order to ensure that the village continues to thrive. Their efforts have helped create a vibrant environment where everyone can work together to move Grafton forward.
The political climate in Grafton, IL is strongly conservative.
Jersey County, IL is very conservative. In Jersey County, IL 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jersey county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 24.8%.
Jersey county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grafton, IL is strongly conservative.
Jersey County, Illinois is very conservative.
St. Louis Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Grafton, 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 Grafton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $2,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)