Hampton, IL is a small rural village in McDonough County, Illinois. This close-knit community is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community pride. The village has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and four council members elected by the residents of Hampton to lead the town. Local issues that are important to the citizens of Hampton include maintaining a safe and secure environment, creating economic opportunities, and preserving natural resources. The local political candidates that have been endorsed by the citizens are focused on these issues and have committed to working together as a team to ensure that Hampton continues to be a great place to live. With their dedication to bettering Hampton, it is clear that politics in Hampton is driven by passionate individuals who care deeply about their community.
The political climate in Hampton, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, IL is somewhat liberal. In Rock Island County, IL 54.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock Island county remained strongly Democratic, 54.8% to 42.7%.
Rock Island county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hampton, IL is leaning conservative.
Rock Island County, Illinois is somewhat liberal.
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island 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.
Hampton, Illinois: D D D D d D
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 Hampton, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 754 contributions totaling $59,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $27,820 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)