Hidalgo is a small town located in western Illinois. It has a population of just over 1000 people and is known for its strong sense of community. Political involvement is an important part of life in Hidalgo. Local elections are held every two years, with the majority of candidates running as independents. Residents of Hidalgo take pride in their ability to directly affect local politics by electing their own representatives. Every election brings out a large number of voters who care deeply about the future of their community and want to ensure that their voices are heard. Issues such as education, infrastructure, public health, and economic development are all close to the hearts of Hidalgo residents. Through participation in local elections, they are able to make sure that these issues remain at the forefront of discussion when city decisions are made.
The political climate in Hidalgo, IL is very conservative.
Jasper County, IL is very conservative. In Jasper County, IL 18.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 80.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jasper county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 80.5% to 18.0%.
Jasper county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hidalgo, IL is very conservative.
Jasper 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.
Hidalgo, 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 Hidalgo, IL
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)